
Take up your cross…



The sermon for July 5th 2026 is now available on the New Life web site.
In this sermon, which is based on Matthew 11:25-30, I talk about Lay Your Burden Down
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New Thought tells us to embrace the truth of our own divinity. We are the way, the truth, the life. Any other view is an illusion. Melissa Dougherty


In New Thought, then, truth is subjective, which is supposed to be freeing and inclusive. Yet as our culture becomes more relativistic, statistics measuring depression, suicide, and anxiety skyrocket. Ideas have consequences. Your truth and the truth are not necessarily the same thing. Melissa Dougherty


You don’t often see echidnas out and about. Sadly I saw a pair that didn’t manage to cross the highway safely. After a foggy start, the morning became quite sunny, ideal for riding. I rode to Jacks Creek and Gun Club Roads. #cycling #Narrabri

In New Thought, the Bible is just one of many spiritual books containing truth. It’s an esoteric book that has hidden codes in it to uncover special spiritual laws. It’s incomplete and full of errors, but it’s a sacred text to be honoured and applied in a metaphysical way. Melissa Dougherty
