Provocations
I Kissed a Girl, and I Liked It
The elephant in the room is sexuality. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are everywhere. Sex is rarely discussed in churches, but Sex is the one issue that dominates our City. Historically Christianity has allowed the world to set the agenda for sexual discussions. Sadly, now the world has gone gaga over the church’s hypocrisy and [...]
When Everything is Crashing Around You
I think I’d have a mental breakdown if I was in Job’s position yet he blessed God at the end of chapter one after all he lost and went through. A lot of people cursed God and died for much less than what Job went through. We should examine ourselves and see how we’d go [...]
Rudd slide
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is doing it tough at the moment. Much has been said about Rudd’s retreat from his proposed Emissions Trading Scheme and his dismantling of the national insulation roll out. I remember the first 12 months of Rudd’s term of office. It seemed whatever he said or declared, the national press cried [...]
What Kind Of Error Is “KJV Only”?
Defining “KJV Only” Before we consider this question, do you consider yourself to be “KJV Only?” By this, I mean: Do you believe that God preserved His Word to us in the King James Version only? Do you believe that any other Bible translation is unreliable and must not be used? Do you believe that [...]
Fat War Diaries- Finale
To everyone’s relief this is the last installment of THE Diaries. Enough introspection and online self-discovery has been shared by me these last few entries. I want to just tie a few things together on this final post and then start blogging about other things. When I began my journey my expectations were very low. [...]
The Fat War Diaries Part 1
This post is a little presumptuous since I have only recently begun losing weight. I am scared of going backwards, so hey, this blog may serve to keep me accountable. But essentially, after about 8 years of resisting advice from family, friends, church leaders (and those who had no business giving their opinion) I enlisted the [...]
False Messiahs
Even believers entertain false messiah’s from time to time. A messiah is a deliverer, a saviour. Literally it means the anointed one. For Christians we believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah of God and came not only to fulfill the Jewish law but also to rescue Jew and Gentile alike from sin. For a [...]
Wednesday Night Wasteland
Churches seem to to find it harder these days to get people out to the mid-week prayer meeting. While the mid-week meeting is not mandated in Scripture, the Bible is clear that one of the essential activities of the church is to gather together to pray. Notice this foundational description of the early church: ‘And [...]
Long live the workers!
Every now and then I hear those in full-time ministry or others aspiring to it make comments that infer that believers who work in regular employment are not as committed to the Lord, are unspiritual, or have an inferior calling. What nonsense! While it could be argued that there is no more sobering call than [...]
Is Music Neutral?
Last week we took a ministry team to a local public school to present the Gospel during some assemblies. As we got ready to set up for the assembly there was classical music playing over the school’s loud speakers as children finished lunch and moved to classes. When I was a ‘boy’ it was always [...]
What is Christmas?
Christmas has varied from year to year for me. As a child, I remember times with family in Lebanon, traveling from one part of the country to the other to see everyone in the one day. In recent years we’ve gradually cut down on family activities during Christmas, and never established much of a tradition [...]
Holy, Holy, Holy
Have you ever found yourself resenting God for His holiness?
