The gospel is a message of justice. It’s a judgement on oppressive systems and people and liberation for the oppressed. Jesus throughout His ministry constantly challenged the cultural biases and presuppositions of his day. He always called into question the racial prejudice many Jews held. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at a well…
The words ‘Jesus is coming soon’ have been echoed through time. For thousands of years Christians have been preaching the same message and yet, this Earth continues to suffer great tragedies – earthquakes, terrorist attacks, wars, famines and sickness. Many question ‘why hasn’t Jesus come yet? And is He really coming? While many others are…
When we left Sydney in 2009 to work abroad, there were two of us – my wife and I. Our son was born a few years after that. In March this year, all three of us came back to Sydney to visit family. Our four weeks holiday quickly turned into a long outdrawn stay when…
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He has united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. . . Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross,…
Earlier this week I kept having the song Graves into Gardens running over and over in my head. Particularly this part; “…My failures and flaws, Lord, You’ve seen them all. And you still call me friend.” Friend. If you know anything about me then, you’ll know it’s common for me to have a song stuck…
Seeing other people’s lives Cars and lights flashing by I feel we’re running out of time To think about Jesus’ sacrifice As the Son of God there was Something he was given To be made with precision He received a decision He could sacrifice himself To save undeserving people Or he could simply leave us…
“Adventure. Excitement. A Christian craves not these things” This is an exact line (adapted quote from the popular Master Yoda in Star Wars) proclaimed by a university student when he realised the club he was intending to sign up to was not the “Adventurous Students Club” but instead was the “Adventist Students Club”. Adventist. Adventurous.…
Patterns in Nature Almost everything in nature follows a pattern. Most of these patterns are way too complicated for us to understand. However, some of the simpler ones, the ones that we can see for ourselves, can help us learn more about the world around us. God has left us these patterns to reveal to…
Mary Magdalene was the first person Jesus appeared to after he was resurrected according to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and John. In his latest book, Unshakeable Hope, Max Lucado discusses that resurrection morning and writes, “Jesus was the undisputed King of the universe. Ten thousand angels stood in rapt attention to serve. And what…
Friend. Best friend. Real friend. Mutual friend. Faithful friend. Loving Friend. Forgiving friend. Present friend. Died-for-you friend. Personal friend. I am blessed to have a handful of close friends scattered around the country and the globe. We are there for each other, to celebrate the wins and to feel during hard times, as well as…