Who are we?
Robbie and Jemima are two Christians who live on the edge of Sydney, studied at Moore Theological College in Newtown and are currently serving in it’s western suburbs in the Anglican Church. Our writing is informed by a Reformed Evangelical perspective (it ain’t a bad tribe).
Why ‘Bigvai and Shiphrah’?
We called our blog Bigvai and Shiphrah because for many people these may seem to be obscure names lost in the pages upon pages of people recorded in the Bible. Both of them were members of God’s people, and were evidently known by their communities in their times. And so likewise, this blog is written primarily with our own Christian community in mind.
We hope to write about things of faith – theology, what we’ve been mulling over, what we’ve been reading, and other things that people in our church and broader Christian community may find helpful.
A bit more about us…
Jemima
Here are some things I like… Drawing. Thinking more about God. Thinking about how his word applies in our lives. Different languages – Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. French. Telling stories through word or pictures. Baking. Sewing. Smelling flowers. Making people smile.
Robbie
When I arrived on planet Earth, I didn’t have facial hair.
But decades later, my life has changed—not just more facial hair, but more interests. I’m an aspiring minimalist who can’t stop buying stuff and accumulating hobbies.
I was once a Registered Nurse and enjoyed the mental health wards (albeit briefly—and not as a patient…). I’m a former BMX rider, a chess player, a camper, and a hiker. If you don’t find me in a café, you’ll find me aspiring to lift heavy weights in my garage with varying success.
Bigvai and Shiphrah 