Tag Archives: believe

There’s something shallow about them.

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Roger Williams

Eighteen year-old Year Twelve student Charlie was very curious to know what it was that I believed as a Christian.  He told me he had lots of mates around his own age who were born again Christians and they regularly took him to a … Continue reading →

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Ah yes, but the Bible………

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Roger Williams

A middle-aged church-going man asked me, “Why is your church marketing itself like a business?”  I replied by informing him that rather than “marketing” ourselves, we were in fact, fulfilling the biblical command of Christ, who told us “go” not “come.”  In other … Continue reading →

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Spirit to spirit.

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Roger Williams

Salvatore was a neighbour of mine who lived across the street from me.  I never knew him all that well however, because like most Italian migrants, he and his wife were hard working people.  They seemed to work long hours, including some … Continue reading →

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It’s just not fair!

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Roger Williams

The moment I mentioned that I was from a local church, Mrs Stark expressed immediate anger.  Standing in her doorway she told me in no uncertain terms that she was not interested in God or, “any of you people who say you … Continue reading →

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How can you speak for God?!

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Roger Williams

My first meeting with Bill, standing at his door lasted half an hour.  He told me he saw the world as being in such a mess that there was no hope for it.  At the time, the first Gulf war was on … Continue reading →

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Who do you say I am?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Roger Williams

During His ministry on earth, Jesus Christ asked His disciples as to who the people thought He was.  Now, it wasn’t that He didn’t know what the people were thinking or saying about Him, but He used this to challenge … Continue reading →

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