Devotion
Spring into Prayer
‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and soul, and might’ (Deut 6:4) It’s Spring, and many of us are enjoying again the benefits of outdoor exercise. We are walking our dogs, running the walking tracks, bushwalking, swimming, and the like. We all lead busy lives, and incorporating this exercise time […]
Finding God
‘If you know exactly where to look, you may not find God’ (Anthony d’Mello). (That is, God is often found in unexpected places)… In the Bible we listen *for* God rather than listening *to* God…
The Necklace
The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. “Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?” Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box […]
God’s Love
Father John Powell, a professor at Loyola University in Chicago, writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university student’s file into the classroom for our first session in the Theology of Faith. That was the day I first saw Tommy. My eyes […]
Four Candles
Many people viewed this beautiful site, then it got lost. But now here it is again, with a different URL: http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=246098
Website Review – wecan.be
http://www.wecan.be This website has been put together with the inspiration of Dave Andrews, author of ‘Can You Hear the Heartbeat?’ and ‘Christi-Anarchy’ among other books. It takes a radical look at the Beatitudes, those beautiful and confronting words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. I was recently reminded that, while I know how […]
Entertaining Silence
Isaiah 55:3 says “Give ear and come to me; hear me, and your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you”. In all the busyness of our lives, we often forget the importance of listening. We go about our chores, half listening to the children and giving half hearted responses. We go […]
The Four Candles
If you would like to retrieve the Four Candles presentation. Log on to this website and then click on the Four Candles Video, copy and paste the new address from Photobucket: http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=246098 (This is an inspiring presentation. Recommended. Rowland).
Wet Pants
Come with me to a third grade classroom….. There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s […]
The Pharisees
They Could Not See Him The Pharisees and other leaders closely watched Jesus but they could not see his meaning. They could not see the issues as Jesus saw them, so they set themselves against him rather than making an alliance with him. They were so hung up on rules, laws and ceremonies, that they […]
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