Rev's Ramblings

Sun 4 Mar

"Judgement" is an interesting word to think about. We normally think of judgement as being in the negative. I sit for a maths exam and I am judged to do badly. Or the speed camera has judged me to be 5km/h over the speed limit. May be you have some interesting judgement stories you would like to...

Sun 11 Feb

Recently there was a train derailment in the USA. It occurred when a passenger train ran into a stopped freight train. The engine driver and the conductor were killed. How did it happen? This is what investigators want to know. How could a passenger train travelling at full speed suddenly find itself on...

Sun 4 Feb

Newspaper headlines don't seem to change much. I remember a minister saying in a sermon that he was in a waiting room and he picked up a magazine to browse through, and could not get over how accurate the headlines were in comparison to what was happening out there in the world. Then he glanced at the...

Sun 7 Jan

Murder, sin, and an uncaring attitude toward those in need could summarize our own culture, but it certainly summarises the events of Genesis 4 where Cain lures his younger brother, Abel, out into the fields and kills him. Why he took such action could be put down to a combination of apparent favouritism...

Sun 31 Dec

It is that time of year when people look at the year just gone and ponder the year that is about to unfold. When you think back twelve months ago, can you remember the resolutions that you made? Are they still in action now or were they promptly forgotten? Maybe for you the year about to start comes with...

Sun 24 Dec

Christmas is nearly upon us. The excitement builds as we wait in anticipation as to what our gifts will be like. A pair of socks which are quite practical but generate little excitement. Maybe it is the usual chocolate which you have to admit you do like. Maybe it is completely unexpected. What will your...

Sun 17 Dec

When we come to Christmas much of what we call Christmas is strangely missing from the Gospel accounts of Matthew and Luke. The only gift mentioned is that which the wise men brought from the land of Persia. Where in our rush to celebrate Christmas do we find mention of Jesus. Christmas carols are...

Sun 10 Dec

Christmas and Birthdays come but once a year. Yet the wait for each of them can be different. When it comes to birthdays, adults feel they come around too quickly, while children think they do not come often enough. The same thinking applies to Christmas. The older we get, the quicker Christmas...

Sun 3 Dec

There are times when we ask questions about our origins. Where did I come from? Why am I here? Perhaps you have pondered as King David did in Psalm 8 where David thinking out loud asks the question, "What is man in relation to all of creation?" Maybe such thinking is entirely new to you. Maybe...

Sun 19 Nov

How do you want to be remembered when it comes to people reflecting on your life? What will people read on your gravestone? When a budding historian writes on your life as part of Wyndham Presbyterian Church what will they discover about you as they read minute books of church meetings? Romans 16 records...