Relationships
6 months on
Our little boy Michael is now 6 months old.
He is just learning to crawl, eat solids and of course to refuse some foods like rice cereal that he doesn’t care for. Perhaps there is a battle of the wills coming up.
We have been blessed with a baby who sleeps through the night and accordingly, so [...]
Family Camp
A few weeks ago I was extolling the virtues of attending a Bible conference.
Well we are just back from a week of family camp. Believers and their guests from 4 other churches in North QLD attended. We scored a caravan (with power) for the week which was handy when you have a 5 month [...]
FIREPROOF
Last night I watched Fireproof with my wife. I was a reluctant viewer.
The thought of watching another Christian movie made in America with a happy ending sounded completely uninspiring. However, my wife’s gracious persistence paid off.
What a movie! It had humour, action, pathos, at times heart rending glimpses into the tensions within all marriages, [...]
Nine reasons I believe in camp ministry
Saturday night I got an email asking if I could help drive our church teens down to Camp Benaiah today for a week of camp. I was thankful for the opportunity to do it because I believe in camp ministry.
Here are some of the reasons why…
1. Young people have fun at camp.
2. Old people act [...]
There’s Nothing in All the World Like the Local Church
There’s nothing in all the world like the local church. There’s joy. There’s friendship. There’s fellowship and life. People are being born again. People are testifying publicly through baptism. People are learning to love and know God.
There are wise elderly mentors. There are children. There are families.
There is love and giving. We rejoice to serve [...]
Two Friends Not To Be Forsaken
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. Proverbs 3:3
This verse tells us to hold on to certain truths, that should in turn radiate from us: mercy and truth.
We tend to crave ‘mercy’ for ourselves but ‘truth’ for others. We easily overlook [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Four
By Steven Mock
What can you do to be a blessing to your pastor and make his job easier? We’ve already looked at how you can love him, pray for him, and serve him. My final answer to this question is that you can submit to him.
The writer of Hebrews instructs believers to behave a certain [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Three
By Steven Mock
Are you concerned that your pastor might have the worst job in the world? Probably not if you expect him to work an unreasonable number of hours throughout the week and if you never express heart-felt, specific appreciation for your pastor.
So what can you do to be a blessing to your pastor and [...]
Thoughts on Friendship
This article was originally a personal blog post. Farid has given permission to repost it here in a slightly edited form. I trust it will be a blessing to you. -Jason
Thoughts on Friendship
By Farid Wardan
For some people this might not be that big of an issue, but friendship is one of the things [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Two
By Steven Mock
Does your pastor have the worst job in the world? If you don’t love him by valuing his hard work, authority, and service as well as bragging about him then there is a good chance he thinks he does. But what can you do to be a blessing to your pastor [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part One
By Steven Mock
Do you know what the worst job is in the world? It’s the one where someone works too many hours, gets paid far too little, is grossly underappreciated, is too stressed out, and everyone else thinks this is normal. Who would want a job like this? I’m sad to say [...]
Don’t Marry A Loser!
By Walter & Trudy Fremont
Mary, a talented Christian school teacher, came from a good Christian home and was a graduate from an outstanding Christian college. She married a businessman in her church who claimed to have been saved in childhood but was known for his jealousy, bad temper, and worldliness. While Mary was engaged, her [...]
