Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
How well do you receive advice from others? Sometimes we can find it hard to receive advice. We might think that we know what we’re doing, or that we want to work out problems or challenges by ourselves. However, when we are facing a problem we’ve never confronted before, when the challenge seems too overwhelming,... Continue Reading →
Matthew, Mark and Luke all tell stories of conversations Jesus had with people about the greatest commandment (Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28). Jesus quoted the Old Testament when he said that the greatest command is to love the Lord God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5), and to love our... Continue Reading →
Have you ever looked at a menu and found it hard to decide what to order because there were so many good choices? Sometimes we can go to a restaurant or café and something on the menu appeals to us, so we choose it straight away. At other times, however, there can be so many... Continue Reading →
I have two pot plants in my office. They are from each of the two groups of young people I’ve had the pleasure of leading through Confirmation in the time I’ve served the Greenock Parish. Each year we buy small plants from a nursery and re-pot them in one of our Confirmation sessions. I then... Continue Reading →
Finding our way from one place to another has become much easier since the Global Positioning System, or GPS, was invented. Finding our destination on a map, working out the best way to get there, and relying on someone in the passenger’s seat to give the driver accurate directions could get pretty complicated. It was... Continue Reading →
In a few weeks we will be celebrating Christmas. One thing most people look forward to at this time of year is the exchanging of gifts. While our society can fall into an unhealthy consumerism when it comes to giving and receiving gifts, it’s important for us to remember that gifts can convey a deep... Continue Reading →
A few months before any new movie is released in the cinema, a trailer for the movie usually appears. We might see these trailers in a few different places: as advertisements on our televisions, at the cinema before we see another movie, or on YouTube. Their purpose is to give us an idea of what... Continue Reading →
At some time in our lives, we’ve all probably done some kind of test. Maybe it was a Maths, English, Science or History test when we are at school. When we were a bit older, we might have done a test to get our driver’s license. People can also do tests to check our eyesight... Continue Reading →
The human body is an amazing thing. When our bodies are working well, we can do so much that is good, creative and beautiful. People are able to make incredible works of art, build impressive structures, grow magnificent plants and flowers, and perform outstanding sporting achievements. Even the everyday things we do like going for... Continue Reading →
The word ‘religion’ can mean lots of different things. For example, when people say they aren’t religious, it can mean that they don’t attend church services. An increasing number of people talk about being ‘spiritual but not religious’ which can mean that they believe in something but aren’t part of a religious organisation. People can... Continue Reading →
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