The Book of Luke is my favourite NT book. It was the first book I read as a new Christian many years ago and it is the one I recommend to to new Christians today. Here are a few reasons why I love Luke so much. 1. Jesus’ whole life – Luke starts with the [...]

When Jesus does something amazing for us that really changes our lives, many people respond by wanting to give up everything to follow Him unto the ends of the earth. While this is a nobel thing, it is not always the best way for God to receive all the glory. In Luke chapter 8 (Luke [...]

I have often wondered what I would say if I had the opportunity to speak to the Members of the Australian Parliament. I wonder if I would go hard or would I go easy. Thankfully I don’t think they are going to call me soon! However, today the President of the Uniting Church in Australia, [...]

The Bible says in Galatians 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up”. If we are honest with ourselves and others, “doing good” can make us weary at times. We can just get plain tired and want to [...]

The other day I created a fan page for myself on Facebook as a bit of a joke. It didn’t last long as I am not one who is into self promotion! Anyway this gave me an idea. I wonder if churches could all create a Facebook fan pages for their church. That way people [...]

Another year of homeschooling starts today – our sixth year! My wife has done all the planning and it is all ready to go. Each page for each book is recorded in the “big red book” so all the work from each school day is waiting to be done. The girls just need to look [...]

A blogging buddy of mine John Finkelde has written a plan to help people with reading the Bible. It is called, “60 Days in the New Testament” and includes a number of readings from the Bible. Each reading has a short introduction to explain the background of the chapter and has some key verses to [...]