Priest-in-Charge, The Anglican Parish of Bundaberg West and Area Dean for the Burnett Deanery

The Rev'd Andrew Schmidt

About The Rev'd Andrew -

The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt is the Priest-in-Charge of The Anglican Parish of Bundaberg West and is the Area Dean for the Burnett Deanery. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Religions (UQ), a Master of Theology (BCT) and a Graduate Diploma in Education from CQU.

The Rev'd Andrew writes on -

Reflections

Articles by The Rev'd Andrew

Darwin Day, Christianity and evolution

The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt of Good Shepherd Anglican Church discusses different approaches to ‘evolution’, with ‘Darwin Day’ this month commemorating one of the ‘most influential thinkers and writers of modern times’

Reflections on joy

The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt reflects on the insights decluttering brought him and on the difference between happiness and joy

The difference between sitting and sharing a meal with someone

The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt explores the meaning of the Hebrew word ‘Chesed’, which blends loving kindness, generosity and engagement in its meaning, and its implications for us as followers of Christ

The radical Christmas message of hope

‘Hope may seem like a strange thing to describe as radical in the context of Christmas….it is not a hope for self, or even a hope for someone we know, but rather it is a hope that goes wider,’ reflects The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt

The ancient tool of storytelling

“…that we are temporary creatures operating in an eternal framework means that we should be re-evaluating our goals to strive for love, which is marked with eternity, to be revealed in our actions,” reflects The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt

Why justice is like a cup of tea

“When we talk about God as judge, we are imagining God as the one who sees the brokenness and helps to restore it to wholeness, rather than the one who punishes those who have done the wrong thing,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt, Priest-in-Charge of Good Shepherd Anglican church, Bundaberg West