Advent Christmas is the beautiful story of God entering the world in the form of a helpless infant bringing hope, love, joy and peace. What a wonderfully uplifting story. Reflecting on the Advent themes of hope, love, joy and peace leads us to consider how...

It is often said that it is darkest just before the dawn. Times have been dark for the whole world over the past two years. COVID-19 has been no respecter of persons, borders or status, and it has upended the lives of millions of people. BIBLE READING ...

Our 2022 Lenten Reflections have arrived and are available!  This year our free Lenten Reflection is themed 'The Perfect Meal'. There are many themes that coalesce in this year’s booklet. This Lent we are invited to think about Commitment, Community...

Our 2021 Advent Reflections are available!  Advent is a festive time that helps us reflect more deeply on the choices and practices that sustain us in life. The theme we have chosen for this year’s Advent reflection booklet is ‘Step into a deeper Chr...

At Anglican Overseas Aid, we believe that caring for the poor is a central aspect of the Gospel. We have created Bible studies which emphasise God's concern for those living in poverty and injustice. The studies are designed to help both individuals and gro...

When Jesus said "Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs" his disciples were indignant. They didn't understand what he was trying to teach them. But what was so shocking about this statem...

Our 2021 Lenten Reflections have arrived and are available!  This year our free Lenten Reflection is themed 'Colours of Lent'. For Christians, colours can be important symbols. Colours are a way of subtly drawing attention to underlying truths and m...

The story of the annunciation of Jesus’ birth is shocking and scandalous. It is little wonder that Mary was disturbed when the angel announced to her that she, a virgin, would fall pregnant. BIBLE READING “He has looked with favour on the lowliness o...

Our 2020 Advent Reflections are available!  Advent is a festive time that helps us reflect more deeply on the choices and practices that sustain us in life. The theme we have chosen for this year’s Advent reflection booklet is ‘A Christmas Menu’. As ...

Our 2020 Lenten Reflections have arrived and are available!  This year our free Lenten Reflection is themed Learnings for Life. It contains reflections that may probe, stretch and challenge - but hopefully in positive and life-giving ways. While some of...

Our 2019 Advent Reflections are available!  This year we have endeavoured to go a bit deeper and push past the popular veneer of Advent. Sentimental reminiscing about the baby Jesus does not, in our view, do the season justice. This is because the impli...

As part of Common Grace's Lenten 2018 reflection series, our CEO, Bob Mitchell, explored how, when we turn to God, and put our trust in him, his grace makes us pure and we are invited into a new way of relating with God. Throughout Scripture we see God reveal...

In 2018 we are producing our annual Lenten reflection booklets again. Ideal as a personal reflection, small group study guide, or whole of church resource, these booklets are again FREE to any person or church that requests them. Our focus for this year'...