Break the cycle The Book of Judges concludes with what has been a recurring theme: ‘Everyone did what was right in their own eyes, because there was no King in Israel’ (Judges…
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Road trip: President Mark Foley visits Port Pirie Baptist and Laura Baptist As an expression of the importance of our country churches and their witness to the love of Jesus in their…
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Why our self-help society is a myth: Reflections on the book of Judges What do we do with the book of Judges? Typically, certain bits of it, in particular, stories about Samson…
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Old Testament role models? What the Old Testament is really teaching us Since the beginning of this year I have been reading through the Old Testament and preaching the Big Story of…
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Mission is what God is into May is Mission Month. Growing up in a country Baptist Church, this annual month-long exposure to mission profoundly shaped me, but it is even more exciting…
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Confronting the reality of my sin: Good, bad or a new discipline? With Easter fast approaching I have been pondering again the importance of the Cross. One thing I am not hearing much…
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By the time you read this we will be in the Christian season of Lent. For those who are unaware, Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins…
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I grew up in a home in which there was a plaque. Funny how I can’t remember where exactly it was: the living room mantelpiece, the entrance hallway wall, the kitchen… I…