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One Mediator
Some time ago I was at a meeting where I was made, once again, very much aware of a tendency within the Church to want to revert to an Old Testament experience of God.
Under the Old Covenant, the people did not have a personal relationship with God. They could only come to Him through the priests an read more
A Den of Robbers
Then He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of thieves.”
Luke 19:45-46
Most people, when they read these verses, think that Jesus was referring to read more
Jars of Clay
“But we have this treasure in earthern vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” 2 Cor 4:7
I have a couple of clay jars at home, gifts that were given to me after a time of ministry in Papua New Guinea. The tribal people of PNG still use these hand-made jars for st read more
The Divine Tango
The old saying is that “it takes two to tango.” Some performances can be solos, but some can only ever be duets.
One of the things I find incredible about God is that He could do an amazingly, awesomely brilliant solo performance – yet at every point of our history He invites us to read more
Control Z
Over the past few weeks I have been working on a project for a friend, putting photos of her mother’s life into a video format as a keepsake. It’s been a lot of fun, and I have learned some new things about my photo editing program – and relearned some that I haven’t used for qui read more
Time to Build
After hundreds of years of sending prophet after prophet to call His people to turn away from the false gods of the surrounding nations, cease their immorality, injustice and oppression of the poor, and turn back to Him, God had finally said “enough is enough!” He allowed the northern pa read more
For Freedom
Freedom! It is one of the most cherished ideals of humankind. Throughout the ages men and women have fought and died for it. Songwriters and poets have glorified it. Film makers have capitalized on it – who could ever forget the final scene of Braveheart? Statesmen have enshrined it in the constit read more
You’re Not Home Yet
There is a story about a missionary couple in the early part of the twentieth century. Having reached retirement age, and been replaced on the field by a younger couple, they were returning by ship to the USA. On the same voyage was a famous movie star, returning after an “on location” shoot in read more
Are You On The Right Bus?
Quite a few years ago, I was traveling by interstate bus from Brisbane to Melbourne. On these buses, travelers are allotted set seat numbers with their tickets. I had arrived early and found my seat just in time to watch this small drama unfold. A man was already settled into the seat immediately in read more
Cross Gender Relationships
I was wandering through one of my online social networks one night looking for people with whom I would like to relate. I came across one young woman who said in her blog that she had just deleted all males from her friends list. She somehow based this on 1 Timothy 2:11-15, and felt that she should read more
