The question of time and eternity has puzzled the minds of the least to the greatest. The physicist who has galvanised the intellectual world more than anyone since the great Einstein with his theories of time and eternity works in … Continue reading →

How can we know the historical Jesus? There have been more books and theories on this one issue than any other subject in theology over the past few years. I have gathered them, read them, and come to grips with … Continue reading →

How to become a Christian

Many people want to become Christians but do not know how. There is no need to undergo long periods of training. Neither is there a need to go to classes. Neither do you have to learn a lot of detail by heart. All of these can be a help, but you can become a Christian by four simple steps. Read on …

The Minor Characters about the Cross

Every preacher has preached about the major characters involved in the death of Jesus. Over the years I have preached on Peter and John, Herod and Pilate and so on. But I have never heard of anyone doing a study on the minor characters about the Cross. But in the Gospels we find many minor characters about the Cross, whose stories repay careful Bible study, especially in the light of recent archaeological discoveries. Why was a man carrying a water-pot in the middle of the day? Some secret signal to the disciples? Why did the young man run through the garden at mid-night naked? Why the special mention of the soldier Peter wounded? What did the servant girl see in the courtyard of the High Priest? Who was the African stopped while Jesus was going to the Cross? What did the Roman see at the foot of the Cross? Who was carrying the species and why on Sunday morning? Continue reading →

Parents are right to be concerned over the future of scripture classes being taught in NSW public schools. The NSW Government is conducting a trial of non-Christian, non-religious ethics classes as an alternative to scripture classes. Ethics is the study of how we behave, how we develop our personal morality, the basis of judgements we make on right and wrong, our understanding of justice and virtue in the context of how we live. Ethics is fundamental to every major religion and every sacred scripture. Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … 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 →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →