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 travelling from one country to another seeking their promised land. Today in … Continue reading →

Recently my wife Beverley and I followed in the footsteps of Charles Sturt. Sturt was that heroic Australian explorer, who from 1828 to 1846, charted some of our greatest rivers including the Darling, the Murray, the Brogan, the Castlereagh, and … Continue reading →

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 – about 2000BC. The name Abraham means, “father of a multitude.” … Continue reading →

Some women live incredibly full lives. They possess multifaceted characters and are attractive 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 … Continue reading →

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 (Gen. 17:18; … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →