Never in my life before March 2020 had I come across the word ‘lockdown’ with its meaning, that for our protection from the virus, most places were shut, including the doors of our houses. Lockdown has meant different experiences for different people. For the most vulnerable, it has meant ‘imprisonment’ in their homes, for others…
From Jesus to Christ : the first Christians dvd Frontline/PBS, 1998 4 hours US$19.99Available to watch on YouTube This film offers an overview of the early years and growth of the Christian church in the first three centuries of its existence. In four parts of about an hour each, the film covers the social,…
It was CS Lewis who wrote in Mere Christianity “Nearly all that we call human history… [is] the long, terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” God himself opened Pandora’s box when he gave to every human being the freedom either to believe in him or…
We’ve all failed at times. David failed big time – he had defeated the Philistines, he was the rightful king, yet that wasn’t enough. He wanted someone else’s wife, and he was prepared to do anything, even murder to get her. He thought he had got away with it, but just as any good thriller…
Trinity Sunday Year B 30th May 2021. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 6 v1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8 v12-17; John 3 v1-17. Transforming relationships The apostle Paul argues that “Only those people who are led by God’s Spirit are his children”. (Romans 8 v14). Paul goes on to suggest that the relationship between these children and…
Mark 6 v 48.He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them When a helicopter crashed in a cold mountainous wilderness, the pilots survived but were seriously injured. The frozen afternoon…
The Reverend Rob Frost introduced an initiative a number of years ago centred on Pentecost called “On Fire” and the idea was for churches to reach beyond their buildings, go out into the streets and parks and celebrate the Pentecost experience when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples and equipped them to witness to…
Psalm 139: 13-16“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well… My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together…
What is truth ? The case for Biblical integrity dvd, 2006 120 minutes US$19.99 includes pdf notes also available as a book and on You Tube How do we know what is really true is the study of epistemology. How sure can we be of what is true in a time of false information,…
Psalm 16 v 1. “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.” Some people touring a mint where coins are made came to the smelting area. As they stood before the cauldrons filled with molten metal, the tour guide explained that if a person were to dip his hand into water and…