Rev's Ramblings

Sun 4 Jun

If you had not long to live what words would you want to give to family, friends, work colleagues. Perhaps you need time to think that one through, or perhaps you already have some words in mind already. Joshua realizes that he is getting on in years and has not long to live. He ponders what words he...

Sun 28 May

Church membership – should we or shouldn’t we? If we love AFL or Rugby League, wouldn’t such a love be evident in our lives? After all, we wouldn’t go round ignoring our wife or husband if we say we love him or her. Such a love would be evident in our lives. Membership in any sort of club or...

Sun 21 May

Eldership is not something new. Moses appointed elders in the time of the Exodus. In the New Testament Paul and Peter gave instructions on eldership. Elders were to be above reproach. People in thre church and people outside the church could not say anything bad about men desiring to be an elder. Yes!...

Sun 14 May

Some years back at an Olympic Games in the sport of rowing, an Australian team was in the medal hunt. The boat was coming close to the finish line when one of the rowers slumped over in the boat. The rower simply ran out of energy. The team mates were not impressed particularly at an elite Olympic level....

Sun 7 May

Capital punishment – is it sanctioned by God? There are verses that speak of taking the life of a murderer. There are a range of actions that require capital punishment to be enacted. Murder, adultery, disobedient children, blasphemy, to name a few. Stephen was stoned to death for false teaching. A woman...

Sun 30 Apr

An inheritance is usually something we receive when someone dies. Your parents or an aunt or even a friend may leave you shares in an estate. An estate being whatever the deceased had. It could be a house or a business or money. The deceased may give you a percentage share in the estate. The...

Sun 23 Apr

As we look at Joshua chapters 10 and 11, there emerges many things we do not understand. Do we simply except them by faith and leave it at that? Consider some of the things in these chapters. How could the sun stand still without destroying the planet? We could understand burning the enemy chariots,...

Sun 16 Apr

John concludes his account of the good news of Jesus by saying that if books were written on Jesus, the whole world would not contain them. In ending his gospel account we find that Peter is asked questions on feeding sheep and how much he loves Jesus. Peter is right in saying that Jesus knows all...

Sun 2 Apr

Palm Sunday is a day in the Christian calendar when the church sets aside a day to remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. A day when people are reminded that the citizens of Jerusalem came out to welcome Jesus into the city. A welcome that would be short-lived. On that day some saw Jesus as...

Sun 26 Mar

It sounds amazing doesn’t it, that the sun stood still. We would say it is impossible. The sun cannot stand still. But then nothing is impossible for God. Think of some of the implications. The heat generated on one spot. Or would the ocean dry up at that spot? Would there be tidal waves...