Today’s Quick Word: 1-7 June 2020
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his […]
The Value and Dignity of People
If you want to express your disgust at a country, how would you do it? What action can you take against a nation that displays your anger towards the people […]
Pressing On or Treading Water?
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 20 April 2020 There is still a strange eerie feeling about the community at the moment. It was present during the bushfires, and it is still […]
Disability, Vocation, and the Grace of God
Presbyterian Churches are being asked to recognise Sanctity of Life Sunday. Given the public discourse around abortion and euthanasia, this is particularly prudent. Changes in NSW legislation concerning abortion have […]
Understanding the Novel Corona Virus wisely
The religious question some people ask from this particular pandemic is “Why does God allow such devastating suffering?”. The first thing to note about Covid-19 is that God did not […]
Is Folau is modern-day Eric Liddell?
He’s only played a few games since being dumped by the Wallabies for paraphrasing a passage from the Bible but, according to Fox Sports, Israel Folau is already being feted […]
Book Review: Journeying with Bonhoeffer (Andreas Loewe & Katherine Firth)
Six Steps on the Path of DiscipleshipSydney: Morning Star Publishing, 2019 The martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, hanged by the Nazis in 1945, is often portrayed in political terms, but he was […]
Christians Responding to the Pandemic
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 14 April 2020 It seems that there is but one topic of conversation these days: COVID-19. If we are not suffering from the virus, we must […]
Empty Grave Clothes
As you can imagine, I have thought long and hard about Easter, since it is a central element of my faith. Indeed the Apostle Paul says that if the resurrection […]
An Isolated Easter
During this isolated Easter, consider this verse, which is possibly one of the most remarkable verses in the Bible. It shows us a glimpse into a mystery at the very […]
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Cowper’s 18th century song rings true: when comforts are declining, God grants to the soul a season of light to cheer us again. Our Prime Minister has said, more than […]
Book Review: Where to Start with Islam (Samuel Green)
Sydney: Matthias Media, 2019 In learning of their own faith, Muslims learn something of Christianity – however erroneous that turns out to be – but Christians are not necessarily raised […]
Dr Catherine Hamlin: A Beautiful Life
In all the media turmoil surrounding COVID-19, you may have missed the passing of Dr. Catherine Hamlin, aged ninety-six. Dr. Hamlin’s gynaecological work in treating Ethiopian women suffering from obstetric […]
Living in an Age of Anxiety
In 1965 E. R. Dodds wrote an historical work entitled Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety where he dealt with the period between the Roman Emperors, Marcus Aurelius, […]
Why Living a Gospel-Shaped Life isn’t Complicated – Just Hard!
There are lots of things in life that are relatively simple to explain, but hard to actually pull off. Swimming is just a matter of pulling with your arms alternately […]
The Curse of Plague: The Blessing of Faith
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 19 March 2020 Dr Samuel Johnson is supposed to have written to a hopeful would-be author: ‘Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part […]