Failing Folau
Church bulletin: Rugby star Israel Folau quoted scripture on his personal Instagram account in response to a question about homosexuality. His employer Rugby Australia did not approve and is seeking …
Hate Speech
Church bulletin: Rom 9:13, ‘As it is written, “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated”’ If God is love (1 John 4:8; 16), how is it that He …
The resurrection is not symbolic
Church bulletin: Just recently I watched a couple of documentaries on Arthur Dooley. Arthur was born and lived in the hometown of my parents – the majestic Liverpool. For a …
What is preaching?
Church bulletin: We listen to it every week, for many of us twice per week, some also listen to it on the internet. But what exactly is preaching? Preaching …
When discipline becomes bondage
Church bulletin: I have some confessions to make. Firstly, I have never used a Bible reading plan. Secondly, I have never read the Bible from beginning to end in a …
Morality without the bible
Church bulletin: Quite often on Saturdays there is a group in Pitt St mall drawing attention to animal cruelty. They hold up placards and run videos showing chickens being butchered …
Why you are not a Christian
Church bulletin: On March 6 1927 Bertrand Russell delivered a talk at the Battersea town hall under the auspices of the London branch of the National Secular Society, entitled “why …
What is in a name?
Church bulletin: The other day I was talking to someone about church names. Ideally the name says something about the church – its locality or a doctrinal distinctive or denominational …
Thorns
Church bulletin: We have all felt the effect of a thorn in our shoes or socks. It doesn’t matter how healthy we are, how comfortable we are in the rest …
On the death of infants
Church bulletin: As we Baptists say, the Presbyterians did all the hard work putting together the excellent Westminster Standards, we just made a few improvements. Unfortunately one blemish (in my …