Rev's Ramblings

Sun 29 Jan

Good leaders are hard to find is perhaps not the right statement to be making. What we should ask is, "What does Jesus look for in a leader?" What Jesus looks for is different to what the world looks for in leadership. I wonder if we have allowed the world's criteria for leadership to influence...

Sun 22 Jan

During 2016, it is estimated that 90,000 Christians were killed because of their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. To get the immensity of that, number it would be approximately half the number of residents in Wyndham. Another way of looking at it is if half your street was no longer there. But such...

Sun 15 Jan

Many Christian living in the so called West expect life to be comfortable without too many problems or challenges. But is that what God promised those who would take up the cross and follow Him? The evangelist Billy Graham used to say when calling for people to follow Jesus that life will not be a bed of...

Sun 25 Dec

Most of us if we are honest with ourselves are not very patient. Particularly at this time of year as we try to find parking in the multi-story carpark at Pacific Werribee or down on Watton Street. It does not take much to set us off or get us frazzled as we become impatient in a checkout queue which...

Sun 18 Dec

Why is it that so many in our community display a ho hum attitude toward the Christmas story? The greatest gift ever given, Jesus Christ and yet for many as they prepare for Christmas holidays and whatever else, they care more about Christmas than they do about Christ. The good news story was given to...

Sun 27 Nov

C.S. Lewis once wrote, "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important." They are challenging words. I wonder if in our day and age we apply the same statement to God's Word? We are prone to accept the bits of...

Mon 21 Nov

Australia has a track record wit submission to authority. A nation that was built on convicts shipped out to a new land. A history of making money from the tourist dollar out of its bushrangers such as Ned Kelly and Dan Morgan. Or rebelling against a government policy such as the Eureka Stockade. However,...

Sun 13 Nov

The Bible uses various illustrations to describe the church. When Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth he used the concept of a physical body to describe the church. Peter in writing to Christians scattered because of persecution used the concept of a building to describe the church. Such a building...

Sun 6 Nov

During the course of this year, a number of Presbyterian Churches in our area celebrated significant anniversaries. Essendon, Flemington, Wyndham and Clifton Hill to name just a few. What was society like when these churches were established? Did they face persecution as they sought to establish the light...

Sun 30 Oct

Around the world, Christians are coming under increased attack. Such attacks range from physical attacks to emotional and mental pressure. Many attacks go unreported, or not even dealt with by governments who often turn a blind eye to the persecution of Christians and other minority groups under the...