Words from the streets of Kings Cross and Bondi Beach
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.
The Significance of Nothing
Dear Inner Circle, Last weekend I was able to spend two glorious but all too brief days celebrating Diwali with family in Melbourne. There was
Eyes Wide Open
Dear Inner Circle, There’s a bit of a trend that has emerged in reality shows that masquerade as “Love Shows” – where impossibly attractive people
On A High
Dear Inner Circle, Nice is an inadequate word to describe the ability to throw the lights back on inside parts of our buildings that have
From the Inside Out
Dear Inner Circle, Wayside Chapel, in many ways, was born from the inside out. In our earliest days our founders would use the chapel as
Angels with Muddy Feet
Dear Inner Circle, My nieces whom I deeply adore and desperately ache to hold again once the borders re-open are growing up way too quickly.
#JOMO
Dear Inner Circle, It is with a heart full of gratitude that this note is written for you. From the young to the old, to
Upside Down Values
Dear Inner Circle, I had a mate who was once fired for being “unproductive” at work. Even when he was on his last warning and
Lead Us Out
Dear Inner Circle, Life rarely runs according to our plans. It’s much easier to interpret history than it is to project it. At Wayside, it’s
The River of Love
Dear Inner Circle, Thank you all for the waves of love that have poured in since yesterday’s announcement about the positive COVID case in our
For a Safer City
Dear Inner Circle, Every morning at 11:05 I receive a phone call from a well-known regular to Wayside who delivers the day’s COVID numbers and
