The Journey into Grace and Love...
Like all of us, I have made many journeys in life. Some have been simple and straightforward and others more complex and challenging.
Geoff Stevenson
Rev Geoff Stevenson
Geoff Stevenson
Presbytery Chairperson-Mission Strategist
Geoff provides missional leadership to congregations across the Presbytery. He is also the Chairperson of the Presbytery and provides institutional leadership, both in line with the Presbytery Vision 2055. He has significant pastoral ministry experience, community organising and a strong interest in spirituality and public theology.
Geoff is a keen musician, photographer, enjoys walking through the local bush and following the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Geoff's Reflections
In the end - There is Grace!
We ask the question, 'Why' in many situations. Why did something bad happen to that person, or that group?
Finding Peace and Life - in the Heart of Love
An ancient Jewish poem, invites us to find our deep peace and life in God. Psalm 27 is a profound invitation into grace but how does it work for us in our contemporary world?
To Trust in God...
I was thinking about a song from the distant past, ‘The Great American Novel’ by Larry Norman. There is a line in it that came to mind for some reason: “Your money says ‘In God we Trust’ but it’s against the law to pray in school…”
Transformed through Love!
A friend sent me a story from CCN this week. It was essentially about 3 people – Tina, Ira (her son) and a young man, Jy’Aire.
Lives Transformed – Through Love!
I sit with a group of friends in the stadium in Parramatta to watch home games for the local football (soccer) team.
Living into the Hope of a World that could be…
A few months ago I was invited by friends to join them on a Pilgrimage for Peace. It was specifically walking and praying for peace in the conflict between Israel and Palestine – a cease-fire in Gaza.
Fear in the Presence of Awe, Wonder & Love!
The experience of deep awe and wonder often is associated also with fear, confusion, uncertainty. We feel a sense of being discombobulated and sometimes want to withdraw.
The Confronting Way of Love
Years ago at a youth camp we had a guest speaker whom the minister invited. I suspect the his intention was to wake-up this group of fairly conservative young people and expose them to something of the real world beyond church.
Released! Into Freedom and Love to be 'One and Free!
As we prepare for our National Day – for some celebration and others mourning and grief – I re-read Dorothy Mackellar’s beloved poem, My Country.
'God's Dream: A World Filled with Grace and Love
What happens when water turns into wine? You’re probably familiar with the story of Jesus turning water into wine, but what happens when the ‘water’ of our life suddenly becomes ‘wine’?
We are Loved - and Blessed to be a Blessing...
Life is dominated by a sense that we must ‘perform’ and to demonstrate our value and capacity. There is great pressure on all of us to prove our worth on the stage of the world, the media, social media, amongst colleagues and acquaintances.