Testimonies to the practical reality, revelations and power of Jesus Christ
Two years prior to becoming a Christian I spent as much time as I could reading about human nature. I found it to be a fascinating experience and I absorbed as many books as I could get my hands on about the subject, both from the library and from second-hand book shops. Old cloth-bound and hard cover books held a greater appeal for me than the …
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For some time I’ve been getting some mental pictures on the church and recently I saw a few people gathering together for Sunday worship services, Bible studies and mid-week home group meetings. And sadly, within these pictures there was a great lack of true joy, peace and liberty within the people. The leader talks about these and is doing his best to project such …
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a message on Facebook, “Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting and tedious of all work.” Corrie ten Boom. I got to thinking about all the different ways I’ve heard the first part of that message expressed by Christian people …
On Sunday June 5, an estimated 10,000 people here in Melbourne rallied as part of a national climate change campaign urging the federal government to set a carbon price. And one of the newspapers carrying the story showed a picture of a young boy about twelve years old holding a green placard. Written on the placard were the words, “The Earth Is …