The Choice is Ours
I will make you my promisedbride forever. I will be goodand fair; I will show you mylove and mercy.Hosea 2:19 For all it’s peculiarities and unevenness, the Bible has a simplestory. God made man. Man rejected God. God won’t give upuntil he wins him back. God will whisper. He will shout. He will touch and […]
We of the Never-Never
Jeannie Gunn was the first white woman to settle at ElseyStation near Mataranka, Northern Territory. In 1902, she wrote ofher experiences under the catchy title ‘We of the Never Never’,although she deliberately changed the names of the maincharacters. Her story describes how, as a woman, she survivedin that faraway forbidden place, where she faced hardship […]
“Houston… We Have a Problem”
We are raised on the view that people are essentially good. The problem is that most of the stories on our daily news raise serious questions about the truth of this; however much we affirm and insist on it, we can never quite get rid of the doubts about ourselves. The Bible says something much […]
Grace & Law
There are two false ways of living: 1. to live by a grace that has no law in it, where there is no accountability for one’s actions, and no obligation to live in a true way. 2. to live by law that has no grace in it, where there is only success or failure to […]
Friday on My Mind
There was a pop song that said, “everybody’s workin’ for the weekend”. The idea behind it is that we all hate work, and what we most want is to get it out of the way so that we can get on with something enjoyable – i.e., the weekend and whatever we get up to then, […]
Creation Happened
When you mention creation, most Westerners and even many Christians will respond, “can we really believe that?” assuming that something more like an evolutionary process was responsible for the origins of the universe and life. Yes, we can absolutely believe that God created all things. There is no possible proof that it couldn’t or didn’t happen. […]
Goodness & Severity
Sometimes we feel that we are being harshly treated by circumstances and life, and therefore can think that God is being harsh toward us. In Mark 7:24-30 it seems as though Jesus is being harsh toward a woman who asks Him to heal her daughter, resisting her pleas. We have two tendencies when this happens. […]
Certain Resurrection from the Dead to Eternal Life
“I will raise them up on the last day.” – John 6:54b You must not judge by external appearances. You must be guided by the Word which promises and gives you everlasting life. Then you truly have eternal life. Even though your senses tell you otherwise, this does not matter. This does not mean that you […]
This Sporting Life
It’s been race, after race, after race on our TV screens in recent weeks, as the Olympic Games have been in full flight, and will be again in a week’s time for the Paralympics. That’s great, because, as Roy & HG remind us, in Australia too much sport is barely enough! Paul in the Bible […]
Simply Irresistible
Remember back to a time when you first became aware that somebody you liked actually loved you… What did you feel?… What did you think?… And how did you respond?… Let me guess… You went weak at the knees… your brain flooded with dopamine… and you were ready to sell your soul to them! Jesus said […]