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Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18, Hebrews 11:12.

Everybody knows that Jews, when speaking of their faith and culture, refer to the patriarchs of their land and faith as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Isaac is the second of the patriarchs. He was the son of Abraham Genesis 17:18; 21:3 and the father of Jacob. Genesis 25:26 Isaac [...]

Scripture: Genesis 17:15-22; Hebrews 11:11

There are some women who live an incredibly full life. They possess multifaceted characters and are well rounded people. Such a woman of our generation was Princess Diana.

In the earliest annals of history we read of Sarah the Princess, the wife of Abraham. She was also such a woman. She [...]

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-10; Hebrews 11:11

A number of scholars, looking at the international conflicts between Jew and Arab, Christian and Muslim, have turned to Abraham, hoping to find some points of mutual understanding that could lead to possible reconciliation. Their search has been in vain. Jews and Muslims, who control the source material, cannot agree [...]

A number of scholars, looking at the international conflicts between Jew and Arab, Christian and Muslim, have turned to Abraham, hoping to find some points of mutual understanding that could lead to possible inter-racial reconciliation. Their search has been in vain. Jews and Muslims, who control the source material, cannot agree on the source material [...]

The war against Iraq introduced many new weapons and military methodologies. The first stage of the war was a massive air-strike with the new E-bombs which were delivered by a cruise missile. The E-bomb then exploded to emit a high-energy pulse like a bolt of lightning that fused electrical equipment. On the ground all electricity [...]

1. IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (‘CBD’)

Newspaper reporters always used to ask me how many homeless people slept each night in the CBD. It was as if they thought we had a name and address for each homeless person, who inevitably never gave their real names when asked and had no address. Homeless people are [...]

Scripture: HEBREWS 11:8-9

Many people seek a Promised Land somewhere. It is the place of their dreams. It may be a new country. After every war there are hordes of refugees traveling from one country to another seeking their promised land. Today in Australia we have Iranian refugees, Iraqi illegal immigrants and detained boat people [...]

The vine became the national symbol of Israel. It was found on the door of the Temple, on coins and public buildings. It was not a noble symbol like an oak or cedar, either of which could have been used; but a hardy, tenacious and indestructible plant which, despite being cutback heavily, springs again. In [...]

It is an amazing fact of history that three of the biggest religions in the world call one man “father”. That man is Abraham who lived 4000 years ago: 2000BC. The name Abraham means, “father of a multitude.” Abraham certainly become the father of a multitude: he is regarded as the father of the [...]

We understand truth as conforming to what is real and can be factually verified. This immediately creates problems in religion because what may be truth by acceptance through faith or institution may not be able to be verified by logical or scientific demonstration. Truths of religious faith may be beyond verification and this raises both [...]