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Idols were Hidden by King Hezekiah

Idols were Hidden by King Hezekiah

The accuracy of the Bible is continually confirmed. Recent excavations in the Tel Lachish National Park in Israel have revealed a ‘gate-shrine,’ dated to the period of the First Temple, about the eighth century B.C..

  • Often Beautiful Women Got off, Now…

    A News.com article has shocked the nation, and asking very serious questions about the psyche of this wide brown land, whereby beautiful women in NSW are now being charged and sentenced to a wide variety of crime.

  • Collective Guilt

    Should nations, ethnic and religious groups feel collectively guilty for the deeds of their predecessors?

  • God With Us

    Sharp heartache. Sleepless night piled on sleepless night. Strained voices or silence, for lack of ability to find the right words.

  • The Response of the Lord’s Leading

    I want to share what God is doing in my life to encourage you that he has called you for greatness.

  • He Placed the Ring on My Finger

    A wedding band carries all kinds of reminders; it is a symbol of love, of faithfulness, of a willingness to give and to serve. It is something precious, something of heritage that can be passed down generations, something that costs to obtain, but then is freely given out of love.

  • The Dunkirk Evacuation – the Christian Connection

    On May 10th 1940 Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (a violent surprise offensive) against the Low Countries and France. By the second week of May the French defences had been broken. Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division with lighting speed advanced across France and Belgium. Very soon the British Expeditionary Forces found themselves encircled at Dunkirk.

  • The Marks of a Healthy Church – Part 3 – Rowland Croucher

    The Devil could not get Jesus to accrue power to himself (Matthew 4:1-11; 16:21-28) so he has tried the same temptations on the shepherds of Jesus’ church. And he has generally succeeded. The church very early in its institutional history developed an ‘official’ ministry which separated ‘ordained’ Christians from others. These ‘priests’ alone had sacramental prerogatives.

  • Listening Together

    Early in my pastoral career I would ask parishioners, “How is your prayer life?” The standard response was, “I could be praying more.” I no longer ask this question, having learned that it’s quite useless to urge people to pray. Prayerlessness is merely a symptom of something far deeper, and unless this root is dealt with no amount of information or exhortation to pray will heal the problem. So let’s start by looking at why Jesus prayed.

  • Dear Child of God

    As I sat down to write a letter to my 10-month-old daughter, thoughts on Freedom were bubbling away in my heart. I knew she wouldn’t be able to read it for quite some time or fully grasp the content for many years to come.

  • Fun in the Sun

    With summer coming around soon I was reminded of the Spring Festival my church holds for the community.

  • #Awkward

    For all of my high school years I hated that word. Defined by my peers, it was a word used mostly for derogatory put down. “You’re so awkward.” “I just met the most socially awkward human.” “You’re never going to be in a relationship because you’re just so awkward.” “I just can’t stand the awkward silence.”