--- title: Stu Cameron Writing | Writing description: Writing | Stu Cameron Writing Blog --- Writing ## Writing - [View All](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing) - [Writing](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/writing) - [Advocacy](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/advocacy) - [Featured](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/featured) - [Leadership](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/leadership) - [Gambling Reform](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/gambling-reform) - [Events](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/events) [![Jesus knew the power of gathering around a table](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Jesus%20knew%20the%20power%20of%20gathering%20around%20a%20table.jpeg "Jesus knew the power of gathering around a table") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/jesus-knew-the-power-of-gathering-around-a-table/) ###### [Jesus knew the power of gathering around a table](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/jesus-knew-the-power-of-gathering-around-a-table/) Reflecting on a month of milestones, shared meals and meaningful conversations, I explore the gift of hospitality and connection around the table. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/jesus-knew-the-power-of-gathering-around-a-table/) [![Happy new year!](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-11.png "Happy new year!") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/happy-new-year) ###### [Happy new year!](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/happy-new-year) Happy New Year! Almost a month into 2024, with the summer holidays drawing to a close, that greeting almost feels redundant now. But given this is my first ‘Soft Hearts’ newsletter for 2024, and my first opportunity to share something of my heart with you this year – it still… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/happy-new-year) [![Western Sydney voices unite to demand action](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Header-image_1800x1200-1024x683.jpg "Western Sydney voices unite to demand action") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/western-sydney-voices-unite-to-demand-action) ###### [Western Sydney voices unite to demand action](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/western-sydney-voices-unite-to-demand-action) More than 1,000 people gathered in Westmead two weeks ago for the Sydney Alliance pre-election Assembly. The atmosphere was electric as diverse voices shared heart-breaking stories that visibly affected everyone present. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/western-sydney-voices-unite-to-demand-action) [![Church and a Six Pack](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8ef9aef6-07b0-5620-f949-5fdc9027dbb1.jpg "Church and a Six Pack") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/church-and-a-six-pack) ###### [Church and a Six Pack](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/church-and-a-six-pack) Decades ago, one of my Superintendent predecessors, Rev Alan Walker, initiated what is now our Easter Mission. Over the years Easter Mission has been expressed in various ways, including celebration services hosted in drive-ins, Darling Harbour spectaculars, Easter Sunrise service broadcasts from... [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/church-and-a-six-pack) [![2023, a year for revolution.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "2023, a year for revolution.") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/2023-a-year-for-revolution) ###### [2023, a year for revolution.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/2023-a-year-for-revolution) Our gambling reform advocacy work has also been a major focus, with poker machine reform now a major election issue in NSW for the first time since their introduction in 1956. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/2023-a-year-for-revolution) [![A taste of heaven](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Stu-Cameron-A-taste-of-heaven.jpg "A taste of heaven") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/a-taste-of-heaven) ###### [A taste of heaven](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/a-taste-of-heaven) Dear Friends, I haven’t been very reliable sending you Soft Hearts newsletters in recent times. There’s been a bit happening, especially for me personally. If you will indulge me, let me explain. After a four-month battle with cancer, my mother, Jill, passed away. As hard as it was to say… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/a-taste-of-heaven) [![Churchill Leadership Lessons](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-5-1.png "Churchill Leadership Lessons") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/churchill-leadership-lessons) ###### [Churchill Leadership Lessons](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/churchill-leadership-lessons) I’ve just finished reading Andrew Robert’s magisterial biography of Winston Churchill, a 982-page account of a life so astonishing I had to remind myself repeatedly it wasn’t fiction, but true history. There’s so much to learn from the story of this remarkable, complex man – especially for those of... [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/churchill-leadership-lessons) [![It has been ten months since I broke my patella (knee) in multiple places.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/f9821595-e53e-c6be-216a-d6b277975b12.jpg "It has been ten months since I broke my patella (knee) in multiple places.") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/it-has-been-ten-months-since-i-broke-my-patella-knee-in-multiple-places) ###### [It has been ten months since I broke my patella (knee) in multiple places.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/it-has-been-ten-months-since-i-broke-my-patella-knee-in-multiple-places) It has been ten months since I broke my patella (knee) in multiple places. Three days and almost halfway exactly into walking the iconic Overland Track through the stunning, yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A slippery track, a tree root, a trip and a fall not only cut short the walk… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/it-has-been-ten-months-since-i-broke-my-patella-knee-in-multiple-places) [![At 17 and straight out of high school, I got my first full-time job in a bank ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "At 17 and straight out of high school, I got my first full-time job in a bank ") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/at-17-and-straight-out-of-high-school-i-got-my-first-full-time-job-in-a-bank) ###### [At 17 and straight out of high school, I got my first full-time job in a bank ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/at-17-and-straight-out-of-high-school-i-got-my-first-full-time-job-in-a-bank) At 17 and straight out of high school, I got my first full-time job in a bank. The shock of working five days a week was equally matched with my disorientation (and a smidge overwhelmed) as wide-eyed country kid me, set up home in the big smoke of the city…. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/at-17-and-straight-out-of-high-school-i-got-my-first-full-time-job-in-a-bank) [] #### Sign up for
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