Testimonies to the practical reality, revelations and power of Jesus Christ
During the presentation of my radio gospel program a lady phoned leaving a message to say she was being, “wonderfully blessed” by what she was hearing and that, “the Holy Spirit was speaking His truth.” During the presentation I was making some distinctions between common church practice and not so common reality. At the end of the program, I took a call from a …
Continue reading “Progressive Reality Equals Progressive Liberty”
On television recently, a Baptist pastor was asked to share his views on same-sex marriage. He did so, “on the basis of justice, compassion and equality for all people.” Then he went on to say, “The case would need to be made that allowing same-sex marriage would actually be detrimental to the community in some way before I would argue that …
Three years ago I was in prayer with the Lord agonizing over a decision, knowing that if I was to follow through on it, it would sever all relationships with some of my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes when agonizing I talk too much and so to quieten me or grab my attention God has to break in. …
In my post: The Same Old Same Old, I say, “For the repentant water-baptised Christian a divine exchange has taken place … death for life – eternal life … God’s life – eternal in quality, eternal in quantity. No man-centered rules, laws or obligations to adhere to, but rather, allegiance and obedience to the Lord Himself as …
Twenty plus years ago, one of the most common statements made to me by fifteen to seventeen year-old Secondary College students from Christian Schools went something like, “The story of Creation, Adam & Eve, Noah and the flood – they’re all just myths & legends, they’re not literally true … they didn’t literally happen.” I would ask, “Did …
A young Christian man, zealous for God, recently found himself to be increasingly thirsty, fatigued and losing a lot of weight. This was a concern for his Christian parents, so his father thought it expedient that he visit the young man at his home. When he did so he found him near collapse and losing consciousness. Later in hospital …
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 …
Continue reading “Zombies in the Pulpits – Zombies in the Pews”
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 …