Piece of the Puzzle
Someone told me about a ‘God Shaped Hole’ That mysterious missing piece in a person’s life Only a god-shaped deity can fill A round peg for a round hole A square peg for a square hole A god shape for your heart Like a piece missing from a jigsaw puzzle Only complete When that last piece is in its place. Someone told me about a man who spent 7 years Carefully, painstakingly Building a huge jigsaw puzzle Thousands of days and...
The Perfect You
Dr Caroline Leaf has discovered that “ThePerfectYou” is reflected in the unique structuring and functioning of our brains. In other words we are wired differently according to our unique way of thinking. “Does anyone out there understand me?” God says:”I do; do you?…..” God tells us we are made in His image[i] with a sound mind that operates in love and power[ii]. Science proves we are wired...
Giving something away can help us find ourselves
By Wendy Rush Unlike generations that have gone before us, we live in an age of entitlement, within a society that is structured around “I” and “me” and the expectation of instant gratification as the reward for everything we do. While we scream loudly about our rights, how often do we hear about our responsibilities? And while we scramble over others to reach the dizzy heights of prosperity, how often do we overlook the miracle of...
I was hungry and you fed me, a stranger and you invited me in
As Australians we are proud of our nation’s ideal of a ‘fair go’. What would this look like in practice if we lived accordingly to Jesus’ words in Matthew 25, often referred to as ‘the Inasmuch Sermon’? Article by Rev Dr Lynn Arnold AO What if our national anthem and motto contained a powerful Gospel message? No country does that, does it? Not quite. Yet a dependency of Australia, Norfolk Island, has the solitary word ‘Inasmuch’ as...
Brenton Ragless: a time, a place and a purpose
Moving from weather presenter to the Channel Nine news desk earlier this year was yet another stage in a journey that Brenton Ragless sometimes likens to an episode of Mr Squiggle. Rise talks to him about his career, his life, his faith and what the future may hold. Article by Wendy Rush. Weather – or not? When Brenton Ragless finished year twelve at Blackwood High School he had no clear career path in mind and television was not ‘on...
Finding Jesus in the Christmas Frenzy
By Rev Dr John Beasy Each year I visit Melbourne in late November to chair the National meetings of the Australian Baptist movement. During this time, I take a walk down the Bourke Street Mall. On each occasion my attention is drawn to the huge crowd of people gathered around the Myer shop-front. People are lined up and the lines extend along multiple window displays. People of all ages stare in amazement and wonder at the creative...
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