Rev's Ramblings

Sun 16 Apr

What happened in that tomb where Jesus was buried on Good Friday and the events of that first Easter Sunday morning? Is the resurrection all a bunch of nonsense? A myth perpetuated by His followers. Do we really know what happened? Did a man rise from the dead? What proof is there that the event even took...

Fri 14 Apr

The news media serves up a continual diet of terror and evil. Read any newspaper or look at the TV News and you can be assured of what will take place. Acts of terror and evil. Suicide bombers in the Middle East. Terrorists using trucks to wreak havoc in Europe. Home invasions and domestic violence in our...

Sun 2 Apr

When the word church is mentioned in a conversation, there are interesting responses. It could simply refer to a building. It could bring memories of great joy as people reflect on placing their trust in Christ and what He has done. Or it can bring back troubling and disturbing memories. The church is the...

Sun 26 Mar

It was a clear night with the new moon about to come up as David lay down on the hillside. The night was darker than normal. The stars appeared somewhat brighter. As David gazed at the stars, he pondered the question, "What is man?" What is he in comparison to the stars? How would you answer? As...

Sun 12 Mar

What is it like to be forgotten? Perhaps you can think back to a time in your life where you were forgotten. Maybe as a child you were left behind in a department store. Each of your parents thought the other had the child. or maybe a position came up at work. You were well qualified, but the management...

Sun 5 Mar

Who is Jesus? What response would the average Aussie give in response to such a question? An increasing number would say, "I don't know!" or, "Haven't heard of him!" Some might say Jesus was a good moral person. Or he had some good insight into teaching. Some might even say as some...

Sun 26 Feb

"Tell me about your God?" The Apostle Paul would have longed for someone to ask him that question as he did the tourist strip in Athens and came across a plaque stating "To The Unknown God." But no one asked him that question. Instead, Paul decided to give an open-air talk on the God...

Sun 19 Feb

The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, and yet Christians will strongly tell you that God is a triune God. He is a God who has revealed Himself as one in three. If the word does not appear in the Bible why go to so much trouble defending defending the fact? We go to so much trouble because God is One...

Sun 12 Feb

Some people think that it doesn't matter what you believe as long as it doesn't hurt or affect me. You are literally free to believe what you like. But are we? Strangely enough truth does matter, therefore what you believe does matter. The next time you visit the beach and the lifesavers put the flags up...

Sun 5 Feb

Submission is a word we love to apply to others, but loathe it when the word is applied to ourselves. However, if we thought about it, our world would not survive if submission was not present. You practiced submission to the road rules which enabled you to get to church relatively safely.For the...