Category: Faith
The Greek word for grace (charis) is often translated with the English word “favour”. But there is one point that is often missed according to the custom of the ancient world.
Just as every sheep is special in the sight of the shepherd, every child of Adam is unique and precious to the loving Creator.
How Tara’s baptism brought clarity to her calling as a Christian science teacher.
Most of the Bible is made up of various accounts of how God has worked throughout history to implement the plan of salvation, but the books of Daniel and Revelation focus particularly on the issues of the great conflict between God and Satan.
This story is an exploration of the divine inclination towards “social justice”, what social justice should look like in the life of the believer, and how the way that we treat others in this life informs our treatment in the next.
As a conservatorium trained musician and lover of a vast range of genres, I found myself asking, is our church music encompassing the needs of the greater congregation or mostly appealing to the musicians of the church?
The lyrebird is a master mimicker. Some call mimicking deceptive. I prefer to see it as part of nature’s camouflage —like a chameleon—fitting in with its environment.
In terms of declaring God in a secular society, genuine Christian living is our best tool, maybe even our only hope.
We take on the burden of making sure the seeds land in the right place, and we feel like failures when by our own expectations, they don’t.