Rev's Ramblings

Sun 16 Jun

There is the expectation that if you make a promise then you will keep what you have said you would do. What is at stake is your word and your character! So if you say you will do something, may be even take the garbage bins out, then the family expects the bins out. Or if you say you will take your child...

Sun 9 Jun

If there is one thing that people hate or intensely get upset over in our day and age is the apparent lack of justice that has crept in. If you have a plausible excuse, then the likelihood of a reduced sentence is highly likely. A senseless murder is committed and the perpetrator is out on parole in no...

Sun 2 Jun

With the explosion of electronic means of communication, phones are no longer phones. Emails can be sent around the world in the blink of an eye. Text messages can be sent with equal speed. Facebook and Twitter and other forms allow opinions to be expressed whether favourable or unfavourable, encouraging...

Sun 26 May

When spiritual leadership fails is a subject much discussed both in the churches and in the secular world.  Hence the reason for a Royal Commission into the abuse of children by authorities, whether that authority is a church, a school, or a sporting club.Although there will be some who may think that...

Sun 19 May

Some this morning might think that with a question like that, we hope the writer is not serious. And if he is serious then we hope it is not our church he has in mind. The church down the street, but certainly not ours. Sadly, as you drive around, we do discover churches that have closed their doors....

Sun 12 May

Today, Aussies celebrate Mother’s Day. A day to give thanks for the role mothers have played in our lives. A time to give thanks for their nurture and care. Admittedly there are some mums who do not deserve the title of mum. There are other families who journey through this Mother’s Day without a...

Tue 7 May

“Why Palm Sunday”? sounds like a strange question, particularly if you ask it of someone who has been a Christian for some time. Palm Sunday is a day set aside by Christians to celebrate and remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is held on the Sunday before Easter. Yet, what does the...

Sun 5 May

If, after the service the person sitting beside you asks, “How do I know God loves me?” What would be your response? It is a question God’s people were asking of the prophet Malachi. Now the prophet explains that God has loved you. Yet the people still ask, “How have you loved us?”What would prompt God’s...

Sun 21 Apr

“What comes after the resurrection? Or more to the point, what comes after Easter Sunday”? We have looked at Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. What is next after the resurrection? Some might say the ascending of Jesus to be seated with the Father on the throne. Others might say the coming of the...

Sun 7 Apr

Matthew has been building a case that Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One. He has given a genealogy for Jesus. He has recorded a challenging sermon as to how a member of the coming Kingdom will live. He has recorded incidents where Jesus’ authority and power have been seen. Jesus has healed people with a...