On my way to work this morning I heard the song “If It Makes You Happy” by Sheryl Crow. And it got me to thinking. In the chorus of the song Ms Crow sings, “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad.” This is kind of a Western world mantra isn’t it? Haven’t [...]…

Lately I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be a Christian… a Christ follower. As such I have been reading and re-reading the Gospel accounts trying to fully understand why we as Christians do what we do, say why we say, believe what we believe. I have looked at why Christians [...]…

For many, Easter is a time, like Christmas, to have some time off work, spend time with family and friends, and eat chocolate eggs. For the believer however, Easter should be so much more. One of the things that symbolizes Easter for me is the Cross. The Cross, an implement of execution – possibly one [...]…

In the Easter story no one stands out to me as much as Barabbas (apart from Jesus of course). Barabbas was a condemned criminal, probably an insurrectionist and murderer; scholars believe him to be a member of the Zealots, a group of Jewish revolutionaries (maybe terrorist would be a more fitting description) committed to fighting [...]…

This week at church I spoke on expectations based on what Jesus said in Luke 12:48, “Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.” (HCSB) I spoke about how being faithful is God’s business. And yet He [...]…

When it comes to coffee we are spoiled for choice. Even where I live on the Sunshine Coast, where there is nary a Walmart in sight, we have several coffee houses including the big boys like Tim Hortons and Starbucks. And as any coffee connoisseur will tell you, the quality of the coffee varies from [...]…

There’s a quiet town in Germany where once a year the good, hard working people of that town dress up and wear masks. Nothing unusual, you might say, lots of people dress up and wear masks for parties, Halloween, and so on. However, the difference is in their intention. The inhabitants of this town don’t [...]…

A while back I watched the classic Disney movie Pete’s Dragon with the family. At one point during the movie I thought to myself, they don’t make them like this anymore. Not that the movie is technically brilliant, I’m sure for it’s day it was; but the simplicity in this movie is what stood to [...]…

“So what is your view on the endtimes? Does the rapture happen pre, mid, or post tribulation?” This was a question I was asked a few weeks ago by a friend over coffee. I thought for a moment, smiled, and simply answered, “I’m a pan trib kind of person… “Pan trib?” my friend perplexed friend [...]…

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A Christmas message. Download audio file (Xmas2010Baby.mp3|titles=Why a Baby?|artists=Christian St John)