International Sunday is always a highlight in the life of our church. Over the years I have always looked forward to celebrating our wide diversity as a church. The N.T. refers to the church as the body of Christ. There are 2 things that strike me in this very appropriate image of what the true…
I once read an article that said that the Hallmark greeting card company gave free cards to USA prison inmates on Mother’s Day and also on Father’s Day. It noted that that Mother’s Day cards would run out and they would have to supply more, but the Father’s Day cards were hardly used and there…
I read an article in the Herald this week about a fisherman in the Philippines who went out on his boat fishing. When he tried to pull in his anchor he found it was stuck. As he was in shallow water he dived down and freed the anchor. On retrieving it he found that something…
You may have seen on TV or heard about the 5000m women’s heat at the Rio Olympics. The NZ runner, Nikki Hamblin, fell and brought down the USA runner, Abbey D’Agostino. Abbey was up first and helped Nikki up, as they set off to catch up to the pack of other runners. But after a…
The Rio Olympics gets under way this weekend with great excitement. Rio has worked hard to clean up its sprawling city and polluted waters. The cost of getting ready for this world event has taxed the country to the limit and has cost an estimated $5 billion. 85000 soldiers and armed police have been mobilised…
The news this past week has shocked me deeply. An 84-year-old priest was murdered in cold blood in his church while he was going about his ministry. This happened in a small town in France in front of a small but faithful congregation of worshippers. This is a new all-time low for ISIS. France is…
As you know I have recently returned from an exciting two-week mission trip to China. Getting there was full of challenges with lost luggage and missed link up flights; however, once there and settling into my accommodation, which was very basic, I had a wonderful two weeks teaching the word of God. In the first…
He was a remarkable person. Author of 150 books, Toyohiko Kagawa was a teacher, a poet, a philosopher, a scientist, and an evangelist. He wrote on various subjects ranging from scientific studies to theological issues. During World War II, he was imprisoned for his pacifistic views. But he never ceased to love and serve God….
Airline pilot Alan Cockrell said it wasn’t a noble ideal that caused him to roll up his sleeves and help a ground crew clean the interior of his 737 one night in Nashville. He needed a ride home and one of the crew offered to take him. The sooner they finished, the sooner he’d get…
Matthew 6:25-34 is a lovely passage of Scripture that invites us not to worry, but to trust God. Jesus said that our Heavenly Father loves us and cares for us. He points out how well the flowers of the field are clothed. In Palestine, after the spring rains, the fields burst into iridescent colours. Flowers…
