Best novel: ‘Bad Actors’ by Mick Herron. Many have discovered Herron’s ‘slow horses’ through the TV series. It’s great. The books are better. As they always will be.
7/7

Best biography: ‘King’ by Jonathan Eig. This won a Pulitzer for good reasons. I couldn’t put it down.
5/6

Best autobiography: ‘Everything Sad is Untrue’ by Daniel Nayeri. I laughed and cried my way through a book that defies categorisation. Part fantasy, young adult lit, autobiography - and always moving, this is a story of unusual - supernatural - courage. 4/6

Best memoir: ‘The Queen is Dead’ by Stan Grant. Such an eloquent, challenging and brutally honest series of reflections on modern Australia’s deeply unjust relationship with its first peoples, authored by perhaps Australia’s most important living prophet. 3/6

Best book read this year: ‘Morality’ by Jonathan Sacks. A bracing, yet hopeful survey of the crushing weight of modern individualism, how it evolved and how we can counter its destructive impacts, authored by the late brilliant theologian/philosopher.
2/6

On Christmas Day Wesley Mission was blessed to host 300 special guests for lunch, served by 40 or so incredible volunteers. One of them was Brianna Casey AM - CEO for Foodbank Australia - who had quietly put up her hand to help a week earlier. This is servant leadership.

My latest pile of books.
#leadersarereaders

I get how supply and demand works. I get that water views are nice, especially on Sydney Harbour. But when rapidly increasing numbers of Australian working families are struggling to put a roof over their head, this number is still obscene.

This is our ‘welcome mat’ this #christmas season at Wesley Mission. All are welcome, all are valued, all are loved. Because every life matters to God, and to us.

What a beautiful view it was from Taronga Zoo yesterday. Hands down Sydney is the most picturesque city in the world.