Songs of preparation: To You I Lift My Soul (Psalm 25), Come, People Of The Risen King, Come, O Fount Of Every Blessing. Prayer of adoration and confession: praising our Lord who fasted forty days in the wilderness for our sake, overcoming every temptation that His people succumbed to; and confessing our need of the …
I seem to be getting back into writing articles for our local newspaper, The Border Watch. This one was published today, with the editor titling it ‘Easter A Season To Focus On God’. Maybe I’ll start working on titles as well. Next week I’ve got some ideas arising from a story about a man who …
The third in a three-part series (part one; part two) on vital issues in systematic theology by David Cook, current moderator-general of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. An excerpt: The Holy Spirit’s ministry is to apply the work of God the Son to the individual; in this way, He acts without our co-operation. Jesus said …
My feed-reader is filling up with a variety of reflections on Lent. I’m among those who are not practitioners. This piece by Sarah Condon at Mockingbird is very constructive in reminding us that Christian devotion must focus on what Christ has done, not on efforts to emulate that which he alone could do. An excerpt: …
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