May 30, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Pentecost 2 Jesus saw a man named Matthew who was sitting at the tax office. Jesus just said to him ‘Follow me’ and Matthew got up and followed Him. What can we learn from this? The problem with many of us is we haven’t even just got up yet, much less we are not...
May 23, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
The Trinity Today we celebrate the Ascension and the Holy Trinity. This lesson does not speak of the Lord’s ascension but it gives clues to its significance – the great commission to make disciples of all nations and its relationship to the Trinity. Do you think...
May 14, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
There’s the rub Back when I lived in Hobart, I had a friend of whom I was quite fond, (and many years later, I’m still good friends with him and his wife and kids.) This friend was one of those people who had (and still has) a very earnest heart for God, and I always...
May 7, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Saying goodbye This week our lectionary readings focus on Jesus’ farewell. The reading from Acts 1 tells the story of the Ascension (which the church calendar observes this year on May 21), 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection. The Gospel reading is a section of what has...
May 4, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
The unknown God Some years ago, I went to a talk by Thomas Bandy, a popular speaker and expert on church growth from the US. He was very popular in UCA circles at the time and made regular visits to Australia to speak at various events. He said in the church, we often...
Apr 22, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
There’s a place for us…; When I lived in Myrtleford, I sang with The Beechworth Singers, and one year we presented a concert program of selections from popular musicals. One of the songs was Somewhere from West Side Story. The words are: There’s a place for us,...
