Blog Archive (Page 10)
A moment in time
There are a few times in my life where I’ve experienced a time warp. One such time was when I discovered some lost letters from an uncle whom I’d never had the privilege to know. I curled up on the lounge and became lost in another world. I was a little girl again enjoying wandering through the paddocks of our farm but this time I was spending time with a kind, caring fun loving uncle. I cried for the times…
God is in the storm
The rain was bucketing down as we drove along. Would it ever end? It’s only a storm, says Julie in her own profound way. It is still Spring…the daffodils bloomed and the trees are in blossom. I haven’t been able to forget that statement nor the amazing truth I saw as I thought about our journey with God. Jesus Christ the same…yesterday, today…forever. God’s faithfulness never ends…his mercies are new every morning! I’m sure I’m not alone. I’m certain we’ve…
some place to call home
I stood there listening as our CBBCers prayed. Their prayers were passionate & it was evident that these were Godly people praying Godly prayers. Without a doubt God is and will honour these prayers. But my heart was heavy, my mind full of questions…what difference can we make? Can we do anything to rescue millions of people pouring from country to country looking for safety; desperate for refuge for themselves and their loved ones? Are we necessarily right in assuming…
Random Ramblings
The Omnipotence Paradox and the Festive Season Have you ever been asked the question “if God is so powerful that he can do anything, can he create a rock that is too heavy for him to lift?” It’s a logic game, and the reasoning goes like this: God, if he exists, is omnipotent [can do anything],Therefore, there can be nothing that he cannot do. If something can be found that God cannot do, then he is either not omnipotent and…
Pastor’s Ponderings
Last Sunday I went to another Baptist Church, because due to the Pageant our own was not on. It was formal, warm, friendly, reverent. Christian believers are family. The service was very ‘Baptist’, a couple of hymns, some worship songs, a good sermon, just a piano, flute and three singers. All very familiar to me. But now what really astonished me was Me! I was missing our exuberant, robust music! The drums, the guitars, the keyboard, everything and everyone who makes such…
By the rivers
The Church is weeping. No, not for lost souls but for the loss of something that we hold dear. And, as I thought of this, these familiar words came into my mind “By the Rivers of Babylon there we sat down Ye-eah we wept when we remember Zion” And the more I thought about it the more likeness I could see between the Church today and the Jews back then as they wept in Babylon; captured, defeated and taken from…
Pastors Ponderings
People in CBBC often write in with prayers and meditations that they have received from the Lord during the worship time. I’m so grateful that they do because those inspirational thoughts about the Lord add a depth of understanding to our individual worship. It makes us see the Lord in a way that we hadn’t considered before. The following is a word from Holly. Before you read it though can I make a suggestion that you don’t just read it…
Incomparable Riches
Oh, the Incomparable Riches of his Grace! Do we ever truly comprehend what God’s grace and mercy really mean? Do I really get how abundantly, awesomely overwhelmingly indescribable his mercy is? Do I really get how undeserving of this grace I am; how infinitesimally small I am in God’s universe? And do I get how intimately he knows and loves me; how, despite my failings and weaknesses, my obsession with ‘me’ he loves me unconditionally? Can I ever comprehend how…
Pastors Ponderings
A friend of mine who is a pastor in London posted the following thought this week: “Regularly thank God for the people around you who are the complete opposite to you or think and operate differently. What an incredible compliment they could be to you. Thank God for the richness they bring and the perspective they have. Celebrate the strength of others and honour their significance. What God has given to others is not your loss. It becomes your strength…
God’s desire for us to know him more
Mmm…I’m not sure if I agree with that…I thumb through my Bible searching for a passage I read just a few days ago that will prove my point…back my point of view. Sound familiar or is that just me? Recently Daniel reminded us that our focus…our desire needs to be to know God more. I don’t think I’ll ever understand how great is God’s desire for us to know him more. I’m ashamed to say it keeps coming back to…
Mrs Jesus Follower…on Paul being adamant
This week’s pastors ponderings comes from our regular blog writer: Mrs Jesus follower. You can read more of her writings on CBBC’s website christiesbaptist.org.au The Church of the Jews and the Gentiles? I paused in my singing and listened to the words of The Creed fill the building and waft out into the street. Although my understanding of the Scriptures is limited and my doctrine basic, I knew right there and then that the truth of these words is…
Pastors Ponderings
The purpose of Chapter 12 in the book of Acts is to show us that Jesus is King of kings. The story goes that Herod Agrippa (who is not the same Herod who tried to have Jesus killed when he was born) is king over Judah and Jerusalem and to please the Jews he persecutes the Christians. He kills James, a disciple of Jesus and the brother of John, and he puts Peter in prison. Herod’s the king; he can…