Whatever views of Jesus people may hold in our culture, it cannot be denied that he ‘made a difference’. This often was by teaching that shocked those who heard it out of their complacent, misguided and sometimes totally false ways of thinking about God and what Hedesired. Jesus has indeed often been described as the Read more
For generations the mainline Christian denominations, including the Anglican church, have invested heavily in sending missionaries overseas to make Christ known to peoples who do not know him. This has resulted, forexample, in the explosively growing church in large parts of Africa. Usually such missionaries receive training for the task before they go. This mayinvolve Read more
Many of the problems that have occurred in the Christiancommunity we usually call the ‘Church’ relate to a wrongunderstanding of what the ‘Church’ is and why it exists. I wasreminded of this recently when attending a service at anotherChristian fellowship. On the front page of the Sunday newssheet was a statement that said—”Welcome To Our Read more
In Australia it could be said that we live in an ‘upside down world’ for the purpose of understanding Easter. That is because for us it is in Autumn whereas in the originating hemisphere of the Christian faith, the north, Easter falls in Spring, the season of new life. Indeed it is new life that Read more
I know many people who will not watch the news on TV or read newspapers. This is not because they are not interested in the world about them, but because of the torrent of bad news that seems to be so evident. Whether it is starving kids in Africa; the million refugees fleeing the war Read more
As I write this crowds of people are celebrating outside the Sistine Chapel in Rome after seeing a puff of white smoke rise, indicating that a new Pope has been elected. Not only do many celebrate in Rome but around the world the billion plus Roman Catholics and others also celebrate after seeing the news Read more
We are often told that we have too much salt in our diet, that it is bad for our health, leading to increased rates of high blood pressure, strokes etc. However, while this may be true in the terms of our physical health it can equally be argued that, rather than too much, our society Read more
In his book ‘Mere Christianity’ the former atheist-turned-Christian C.S. Lewis writes: “One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it talked about a Dark Power in the universe—a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death, disease and sin…This universe is at Read more
So the year has started! Well you might say it started nearly six weeks ago, but while technically this is true it is not until schools go back from the long summer break that most of the broad range of CrossRoads ministries really get started. So now is the time! As we start this year Read more
For many years we at CrossRoads have been in the process of attempting to re-invent ourselves to be a Christian community that is open to, accessible by and engaged with the broader Wollongong community. In this regard we have been successful in many ways, particularly through the variety of CrossNet groups and fellowships. However, there Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
Cnr of Jardine Street & Princes Highway