Oct 24, 2024 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
I’m pretty certain that Martin Luther didn’t realise that tacking up those 95 theses of his on to the big doors of the college church in Wittenburg would one day result in the streetscapes of the many country towns I have driven through over the years. Before Luther...
Oct 24, 2024 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
The Scripture text for this week is about greatness. True greatness. James and John want Jesus to put them in charge of the universe! They want Jesus to save them the seats of authority and prominence – one on his right and the other on his left – when he...
Oct 8, 2024 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
A few years ago I was preparing for my church’s Blessing of the Animals service. My mind was all about the furry, feathered and finned creatures with whom we share our precious earthly space. I turned to the Hebrews reading, and, not surprisingly I guess, a couple of...
Oct 2, 2024 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Some of my favourite memories are of the evenings when I would stop the Combi on the road back to Mt Isa, after a BBQ at Lake Moondarra. The family would all get out and, in the pitch black and the eerie silence of the Australian outback, gaze upward at the brilliant...
Sep 26, 2024 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Blessing of the Animals Part of this Psalm is about all creatures praising God. When I think about God and the creatures of this world I have two images. The first is what I have seen and learnt from my dog, Osca. During times of me being anxious or upset, I have...
