Words from the streets of Kings Cross and Bondi Beach
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About 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.
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Running Races & Sharing Spaces
Dear Inner Circle, First, a moment of pure, heartfelt gratitude for you. As the seasons change and we’re emerging from the excitement of the City2Surf
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Heroes Without Headlines
Dear Inner Circle, The week began with loud cheers as the chapel buzzed with excitement, cheering our Matildas to victory, amidst a sea of green
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A Rainbow of Stars
Dear Inner Circle, A couple of stories capture the essence of human connection. Recently, two young children were in the park. One of the kids
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Showing Up
Dear Inner Circle, Many years ago, my wife Lisa and I found ourselves in a season where we were taking a lot of young people
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Love’s the Sweetest Thing
Dear Inner Circle, Sadly, there seem to be a spate of funerals and memorials to organise these days. They seem to come in runs. A
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Love On Loan
Dear Inner Circle, The heart of nearly every parent is easily broken. No book in the world warns you that a little piece of your
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The Long Pause
Dear Inner Circle, A Wayside team member was deep in conversation last week when, in more a statement of fact rather than a plea of
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Just Enough Hope
Dear Inner Circle, There are a lot of late nights at this time of year, when the burdens of my predecessors weigh upon me a
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An Eye for Kindness
Dear Inner Circle, Kindness is all in the eyes. There’s a gentle man with whom I trade terrible jokes on a weekly basis. Months ago,
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All The Masks We Wear
Dear Inner Circle, There is a gift hidden amidst the rush and noise of a typical day at Wayside, and it isn’t so much given,