The Elusive Will of God
A seventeen-year-old boy is completing his matriculation. What, he wonders, is God’s will for his life? Does God have any special plans for him? What are they? A housewife now has both of… Continue reading
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Unity – Loving Through Word & Deed
I want to focus this morning on a five-letter word. It is a powerful word that describes something important in: the Bible, the Church and the world. It is the kind of force… Continue reading
Peace – a beautiful but difficult achievement
Peace…a beautiful word, but a difficult achievement. Someone once wrote: “The only place to find peace is in the dictionary.” Or another said: “Keeping peace in the family requires patience, love, understanding and… Continue reading
The Trinity
When we use the word Trinity we are not involved in trying to solve a problem like a Rubik’s Cube or a Chinese finger trap. We are asking the most important question any… Continue reading
Violence & The Cross: Good Friday
Before Easter I was scouring the bookshelves of the Salvation Army story at a local shopping centre. As I browsed, I heard some shouting outside the store. A wild looking young man was… Continue reading
The Great Reversal
Letters written by children to God are always amusing. One letter from Hank, aged 7 said: “Dear Lord, thank you for the nice day today. You even fooled the TV weatherman.” Another asks,”… Continue reading
Repentance: The Way To Life
Luke 13:1-9 ‘13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were… Continue reading
Does the Lord want everyone to be healed?
2 Corinthians 12. Last week an email prayer request came through from a minister in the Northern Territory. His son had been involved in a freak car accident. There was no speeding or… Continue reading
Healing #1
Health is an issue of great interest in our times, which is ironic when you think that we have never exercised so little, eaten so much and so poorly, and drunk so much… Continue reading
Christian Faith & Science
A while back there was boxing fight that turned into a fiasco. Mike Tyson lost the fight against Evander Holyfield when he bit off a piece of Holyfield’s ear. Sylvester Stallone, not a… Continue reading