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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,
Simply the Best
Dear Inner Circle The cold has descended upon our streets and the results of the latest Sydney Street Count has confirmed what we already know
The Best Entertainment That Money Can’t Buy
Dear Inner Circle, Life by the Wayside really has no “typical” week, it moves at the pace of life. Sometimes frenetic, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes serene,
