Adrian Russell

Adrian serves the Lord Jesus as Senior Minister to Northmead Anglican Church and husband to Rowena, and has four adult children and one granddaughter.

You: Forgiven and freed

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Freedom. Perhaps more than ever, we all want it. But what is it? Surely freedom is doing whatever we want without restrictions; no barriers or limitations. We tend to think of freedom a little like an astronaut out in space, floating around, with…

You: Lost and longed for

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How long do you last unplugged? Think about it. Once you unplug your phone, it will last maybe 12 hours. A tablet will last perhaps 9 hours? What about an electric car? 45 minutes? But how long does a human last when you unplug them from their life…

You: created and cared for

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What makes you you? It’s the question of our time. Is it my genetics? Am I born this way? Or is it my upbringing, the way I was raised and taught? Are children a blank slate when they are born, waiting for society and experience to imprint on them? Or…

In Defence of Duty

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We treat the idea of duty with some suspicion these days. We fear that doing things ‘out of duty’ means acting in a way that isn’t genuine and therefore is less meaningful. But is that the whole story? Duty: the dangers In the Old Testament God rebukes…