Lent (Latin Quadragesima – English: Fortieth) is the Christian season of preparation before Easter. In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not… Read More ›
Theology
34 Powerful Proverbs On Our Words–to Inspire You To Consider Carefully Your Speech.
Often as part of the Discipleship pathway that I put people in Nowra City Church on, I get them to read through Proverbs and highlight all the verse on words. I think the words we speak have more power than… Read More ›
The Implications for The Church of a Post American World
A few years ago I read a Book titled The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria for a subject I was undertaking at Fuller Theological Seminary titled Globalisation, The Poor and Christian Mission. I had to write a report on… Read More ›
11 Powerful Ways to Worship God
Worship (PROSKUNEO) is a conscious glorification of God flowing from an inner attitude of lowly submission to His authority and awe at His majesty. The worship in heaven is about honour Honour means to ascribe weight and value to something…. Read More ›
An Exegetic Analysis and Meditation on Romans 12:9-21
This a 1500 word exegesis on a selected Pericope that I had to do this week for my Study at Fuller Seminary. (A pericope is just academic speak for a passage of scripture) How to Behave Like a Christian The… Read More ›
Powerful and Inspiring Explanation of “Heaping Coals of Fire on the Heads of Our Enemies”
I have been studying Romans 12:9-21 in depth. 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving… Read More ›
One Minute Devotion – Four Words to Describe the Judgement of God.
Here is a one minute devotion on the Judgement of God. There are four words that powerfully describe the judgement of God. 1) Unwilling God never judges willingly! 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is … not willing that any should… Read More ›
40 Evidences That You May Have Left Your First Love For God
At Nowra City Church we are beginning a series this January 2014 on the book of Ephesians. When studying the book of Ephesians, the other mentions of the church at Ephesus in the bible need to be read so there… Read More ›
Honour Killings–Are they rooted in Islam?
Paper Title: The Voice My major paper for the Subject Women and the Family in Islam, at Fuller Theological Seminary, Fall 2013. Professor: Evelyne Reisacher The thesis of this paper is to examine the claim that the gender issue of… Read More ›
Why Jesus doesn’t “Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin”
There is a famous adage – Love the sinner, hate the sin: –which I believe was originally attributed to Gandhi. I put an unrelated quote on Facebook and a friend of mine said “Jesus loves the sinner but hates the… Read More ›