Rev's Ramblings

Sun 10 Apr

In the Christian calendar there are several events that are celebrated. At Christmas we remember the birth of the Saviour, Jesus Christ. On Good Friday we are reminded of the death of the Saviour as He was nailed to the cross. Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus and those famous words...

Sun 27 Mar

Are we reading right? Did the writer of Ecclesiastes actually say, “Enjoy life.” Surely we misread it. But no, we are reading it correctly, enjoy life. Enjoy food! Enjoy a drink! Enjoy your wife or your husband! And enjoy life with gladness. There would be some who would see Christianity as a list of do’s...

Sun 20 Mar

If there is one thing that gets us upset is the issue of injustice. Or more to the point, when those who are guilty of a crime get let off with what appears to be an extremely light sentence. This is a matter that has not escaped the attention of the writer of Ecclesiastes. It could simply be that the...

Sun 13 Mar

Would you consider yourself wise? We would like to think we are. There are times when we would consider ourselves very wise. There would be times when we would consider ourselves not very wise at all and kick ourselves for not having seen the mistakes before we made them. As we come to unravelling the...

Sun 6 Mar

When events take place we often ask “Why?” It can be as simple as why did the car stop? And the answer might be, “I ran out of petrol.” The event might be more complex. Why did I get this illness? Or why did I get COVID? Or why does the family not visit? There are many events that we will encounter on a...

Sun 27 Feb

As Solomon pens these verses on worship, he is not so much interested in getting involved in worship wars which can plague Christians from time to time. Instead, Solomon makes it plain that he is interested in our heart attitude toward worship. Hence his involvement in guarding our steps as we head off to...

Sun 20 Feb

Every so often in the Book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon pauses and takes a look around at what is happening as events unfold around him. We might find what Solomon is saying a little hard to discern at times. Yet what Solomon is saying is that this is what the world is like. This is the reality of the real...

Sun 13 Feb

You may never have heard of the Book of Ecclesiastes or even read it until the last few Sundays. In one sense, the writer is telling us what life is like in reality. According to Solomon, what we do is pointless and meaningless. What is the point of building a business empire only to pass it on to someone...

Sun 6 Feb

Media advertising tells us what we need to be happy and fulfilled in life. It could be you need the right model car. Or you need the right wine or food. Or you need a holiday in another state or even overseas. Or you need the right fitness club. Or you need the right colour house. What has the media...

Sun 30 Jan

As you look around the world at the present moment “Are you able to make sense of what is happening?” We have natural disasters such as the underwater volcano erupting off Tonga. We have an ice storm in the US. And of course, there is the everpresent COVID and its various strains. Then there is the...