Category: Belief Matters
Practicing the presence of God
Sometimes silence can be deafening. There I said it. I have had so little time recently to sit and contemplate what not being connected to a device or sitting in front...
Are we ashamed of God?
That’s the question Steven Kryger posed in a recent article for Communicate Jesus. He talked about how he travelled to the Middle East and saw people proclaiming their...
What’s love got to do with it?
Around two thousand and twenty years ago, a Jewish, Arabic baby was born into poverty, just as babies in many cultures and nations are born into poverty every day. Soon...
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Did you notice the International Day of Peace ? The annual event is “devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and...
What makes forgiveness so hard?
Last week in politics: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a “good chat” with former prime minister Tony Abbott. You might have missed that update,...
Worrying about worry – what does it achieve?
The latest information we get can seem designed to make us worry. From a shooting in suburban Sydney to the state of Beyonce’s marriage, the fate of asylum...
Gathering God’s people
With the Synod meeting happening on 16-19 April, now is a good time to reflect on the nature and importance of church meetings. While Church meetings do take valuable...
Churches CAN help young people grow in faith
A teaching program being used in schools can be applied in our Congregations, to support young Christians.
‘The forgiveness of sins…’
The confession of the forgiveness of sins was a relatively late addition to Christian statement, the Apostles’ Creed. The earliest baptismal confessions spoke simply...
“The communion of saints…”
My life acquires a meaning beyond itself. I begin to see myself as part of a great company, an ever-widening circle of people who have handed their lives over to the...
