Sustaining Faith
Continuing a series on Psalm 119.
Australians ‘Stop’ each year on the first Tuesday in November at around 3:00pm AEDST to watch the Melbourne Cup horse race. Workers are given time off to gather in front of the television, students, if still in school, pause to do the same. In some parts of the country the entire day is a public holiday. All, so we, in unison, can watch the outcome of this race. I have attended corporate banquets put on in celebration of the race, others will spend a small fortune to don formal wear and play the ‘toff’ for a day at the racetrack. It is in many respects as
Revisiting Halloween History
James Harelman from Mars Hill Church has posted a thoughtfully reasoned post concerning this potentially controversial holiday. Some excerpts copied below:
The issue of Halloween and whether Christians should observe this holiday invariably rises from the grave each October. More to the point, most Christians do observe it, but differ in the level of participation or acceptance of it. Evangelist Jack Chick, for instance, the man famous for “Chick Tracts”
Reformation Heritage
This entry is part of a series on Psalm 119.
Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. Psalm 119:111 NIV
Heritage is a word that has a broad scope of meaning about history, culture, identity, legacy, tradition and as the word itself might imply, inheritance. We have heritage listed buildings and heritage foundations which seek to preserve the landscape of architecture and landmarks, which due to age, unique structure or social background reflect something of history or significance in a locality. Our own Church building in Kogarah is herit
Greater Delight
This entry is part of a series on Psalm 119.
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:98 NIV
It has been my greatest joy recently to serve as a Pastor. The generosity and kindness of those entrusted to my leadership has regularly been both emotionally motivational and overwhelming. Motivational in the sense of being inspired and prompted to grow and challenge myself spiritually and intellectually so that I can lead and teach the families in our congregation. Overwhelming in the sense that their trust in me as a pastor continua
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