• Let’s discuss the use of altar calls in church services. For the purpose of this blog post, an altar call is an event that takes place after preaching. It involves an invitation from the preacher to come to the front of the church in response to the message. For 1) […]

  • Every believer is responsible to conduct himself deliberately. Let me explain what I mean. To live deliberately is to live on purpose. It’s the opposite of letting life happen to you. It’s the opposite of going with the flow. To be deliberate is to be careful, not careless. To be […]

  •   Last week, I drank a mixture of kiwi fruit, banana, apple, and guava that promised “wellness” and the “balance of the mind and soul.” (For what it’s worth, I think that the bacon, sausage, and mushrooms led an insurgency against the wellness). Entertainment is like eating. There are so […]

  • If you lead or help in a church ministry, here are four Australian resources which can assist and encourage you. Matthias Media Matthias Media is a local evangelical publisher with a distinct focus: We’re not the slightest bit interested in adding to the already monumental pile of Christian books churned […]

  • “To each his own.” It’s the only absolute truth for most Australians. Here’s a rebuttal in four characters: 9/11 It’s not rocket science after all. If you leave the terrorist to “his own,” the people in the plane die. And the building. That’s 2,973 of them in all. We know […]

  • In a recent post I told you a little about my visit to see P91, an ancient copy of a New Testament portion. In my attempt to keep that post to a reasonable length, I limited my comments significantly. So this is my chance to talk some more about what […]

  • Five years ago we arrived at the church building on Sunday morning to discover graffiti and smashed eggs across the frontage of the church. As a church community, we mobilised to remove the marks and the eggs on the same day that they were discovered. No problem. Now go to […]

  • For some of us, it’s easier to talk with God spontaneously during the day: a request here, a thank-you there. To pray anywhere and anytime is an amazing blessing of knowing God. But momentary talks with God are not enough. Imagine a father who comes home and chats for a […]

  • Dr. Don Barker, Papyrologist and secretary of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity at Macquarie University recently took the time to show me a third century copy of God’s word known as P91 which is held there at the Sydney Museum of Ancient Cultures. He has graciously given […]

  • Dr. Don Barker offers a seminar Face to Face with the New Testament in Sydney. You can get the information on the web here (go down to #4). The following information is taken directly from the pdf brochure which Dr. Barker emailed to me (download pdf). Museum of Ancient Cultures […]