Words from the streets of Kings Cross and Bondi Beach
About Rev. Jon Owen
“I am the Pastor and CEO of Wayside Chapel. I write with my heart wide open and my eyes looking at life. I am a philosopher, a dreamer, a tower of weakness, a leader and a follower, a husband and a father and I hope to give you a flavour of life by the wayside.”
About Inner Circle
The Inner Circle is a weekly letter with musings on humanity, acceptance, and love from the Pastor and CEO of Wayside Chapel. It often includes anecdotes of life at Wayside Chapel and speaks to anyone who wants to lean deeper into the question of what it means to be human.
Traveling Man
Dear Inner Circle, Some conversations leave you floored. The wisdom gained from listening to a situation from a different perspective is a gift for those
Boyz N The Hood
Dear Inner Circle, A few years ago now, two brothers walked into Redfern from the country. Their shoes had given up long before they had
House of Cards
Dear Inner Circle, This week the whole country is being asked a strange kind of question: who are you, and where do you live? For
Being A Non-Idiot
Dear Inner Circle, Sitting out the front of our centre in Bondi just before it opened was a great chance to have a yarn on
Where It’s At
Dear Inner Circle, Last week we held a funeral for a much loved member of our community. For me, it was a particularly difficult one.
Livin’ On A Prayer
Dear Inner Circle, Recently, someone who had been through a breakdown of a very long-term relationship shared with me the importance of being kind: “Be
The Inefficiency Of It All
Dear Inner Circle, We live in a world obsessed with efficiency, one that pays consultants a lot of money to make sure nothing is wasted
Kilowatts and Calendars
Dear Inner Circle, When you celebrate the New Year depends on whether you’re paying attention to the sun, the stars, a religion, a tradition or
A Seven Sugar Coffee
Dear Inner Circle, There’s a direction to the way power moves through a room. You can feel it the moment you enter and you see
Unfireable Mates
Dear Inner Circle, Every now and then, for privacy’s sake, I have to haul a stack of boxes away to be securely disposed of. The