Daily Life (Page 4)
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…
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…
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…
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…
To know God 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…
L Plate Christian
I looked in the mirror. I saw my reflection and thought, “Gee, how I’ve changed in this past year.” Twelve months ago I had no hair on my head, it was a case of depression, that any hair on my scone had to come off. It was like a form of self-abuse, by doing this I was able to keep myself from doing something worse. Last October, I took the advice of my daughter and son-in-law to come an try…
to halloween…or not?
There are lots of Christians who are all too ready to declare Halloween all kinds of evil and plenty has been said about why Christians should not celebrate it or participate in any way with anything to do with it. People have legitimate concerns about the abundance of spiritual and magical imagery and content that, at best is treated as insignificant by folks who don’t believe in it, and at worst is actually practiced by those who do believe, all…
God Moments
I was chatting to a good friend this week about growing in our relationship with God and how sometimes we just feel stuck in our walk. I can say being a mumma of three and having worked full time on and off in the last 12 years that… it’s hard! ( really-really-super-mega-hard) As mummas we loose our identity, we are busy, tired, run down and stretched to our own mental and physical limits. I have spent numerous times wondering who…
Could this be you?
The following is an extract from a day in the life of a CBBC volunteer: Could this be you? I dropped the shopping onto the kitchen bench, scrubbed my hands and pulled an apron over my head. Flicking the kettle on I wandered into the Hall where a jumble of happy voices floated toward me. A buzz of excitement ran through me. After months…years of praying for our Kids Club at CBBC it was finally happening…Kids For Christ had begun…
being transformed
Being transformed into His image… 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. 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. It keeps coming back to being all about…
L Plate Christian- it’s priceless
Whilst sitting, waiting for the service to start last Sunday, I couldn’t help notice all the little children about the church. I thought to myself, “how quickly the really young ones had progressed to walking and some of them running around”. The looks of pure happiness on their faces were priceless. Then I thought, “I can relate to this”. I came into the church on my knees and now by listening, talking and attending such things as Alpha and Home…