Dec2019
Getting ready
‘I baptise you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He… Read more
Dec2019
Rain on parched ground
May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness. May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors. May your people worship you… Read more
Dec2019
Heaven welcomes home a champion
Ian (Watto) Watson, founder of the ‘Shed Happens’ movement, died yesterday, 5 December. ‘Every bloke’s a champion!’ was coined by Ian as a rallying encouragement to men to be all that God called them to be.
Dec2019
Bitter fruit
So now my friend says, ‘You people who live in Jerusalem and Judah, judge between my vineyard and me. Is there anything I failed to do for it? Why then… Read more
Dec2019
Mighty achievements?
On that day the Lord Almighty will humble everyone who is powerful, everyone who is proud and conceited. He will destroy the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the oaks… Read more
Dec2019
In the line
Many nations will come streaming to it, and their people will say, “Let us go up the hill of the Lord, to the Temple of Israel’s God. He will teach… Read more
Dec2019
God’s love draws us closer
Srey Lin grew up as a Buddhist: ‘I didn’t have anything inside to know I was able to pray’. Then, in the Lutheran church in a Cambodian village, she is baptised, together with her mother.
Dec2019
Powerful cleansing
‘Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil and learn to do right. See that justice is done – help those who… Read more
Dec2019
Dec2019
Pass my love around
by Helen Beringen
Music can bring us to tears. For Western Australian octogenarian Heather Mithen, the sweetest sounds from a new church organ have brought tears of joy.