Cassie Watson

Nov 21, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Cassie Watson

ReadAnd the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. (Isa. 40:5)ReflectTo say I’m bossy about Christmas is an understatement. As a kid, I insisted my sisters and I sleep in the same bedroom on Christmas Eve so we could all enter the living room together in the morning and share the first sight of presents piled under the tree.

Feb 3, 2024 | au.thegospelcoalition.org | Mikey Lynch |Richard Sweatman |Cassie Watson |Izaac Cowling

That’s how Aaron Johnstone, evangelist with City Bible Forum, finished the church service this morning. He was telling us about the existential dread people have been sharing on the Sesame Street character’s recent Twitter/X post. The account attached to the cutesy red Muppet, famous for talking about himself in the third person in a high-pitched babyish voice, asked on Monday: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” The response?

Dec 13, 2023 | au.thegospelcoalition.org | Cassie Watson |Mikey Lynch |Richard Sweatman |Dhanu Eliezer

Napping is a staple of my Sunday afternoon. After prayer meeting and church, I need to recharge before heading out again for the evening service. But when I wake to a blaring alarm, I’m initially disoriented. For a second, I don’t know where I am or what time it is. Sometimes I instinctively think it’s a workday before I realise I’m on the couch with the afternoon sun streaming in the window. But is this kind of disorientation confined to those few post-nap moments?

Jun 26, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Cassie Watson |Trevin Wax |Justin Taylor |Kira Nelson

At church, I’m often asked about the baby: When’s the due date? Am I excited? How is Bethany feeling about becoming a big sister? Their smiles show they share my family’s excitement. No, I’m not pregnant—but my sister is. Advertise on TGCEven in modern Western culture, where extended families aren’t as intertwined as in other societies, it’s considered natural that aunts and uncles share in the joy of our siblings’ children in greater measure than those outside the family.

Jun 15, 2023 | au.thegospelcoalition.org | Michael Jensen |Sam Wan |Akos Balogh |Cassie Watson

In a national referendum in the latter part of 2023, Australians will be asked to decide on a proposal to establish an ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice’. It is the purpose of this article to give some guidance to Christians who are not themselves Aboriginal or Torres Strat Islander people, on thinking through how they might vote in an informed and, indeed, Christian way.