by simon_vb | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog
As a church we celebrated Christmas recently by reflecting on John chapter 1 together. In a church service full of regular members, children, English class students, and visitors, the sermon finished like this: Christmas has over the years morphed into a very...
by simon_vb | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog
I often find that Christian biographies are most encouraging. Seeing how believers think and respond to the circumstances of life has often been thought-provoking. So when I came across “Not Forgotten” in my local Christian bookstore I was excited. So few outsiders...
by simon_vb | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog
Last week I had the privilege of helping to lead a funeral service for a dear friend and brother, Kelvin. Most of us don’t think about death much despite the mortality rate being 100%. I am posting an edited version of the short funeral devotion below to help us...
by simon_vb | Oct 31, 2016 | Blog
It’s the kind of throwaway line that resonates with many: “happy wife, happy life”. If you’ve experienced marriage I am sure that you can see the truth in this! If your wife is happy, that means that your life is happy. And the converse is also true. Although there...
by simon_vb | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog
My letterbox is full of invitations from local shops to buy dress-ups in the form of monsters, ghosts and skeletons. The shops would love Halloween to catch on in Australia, but I suspect it is not as popular as they would like it to be. Christians, however, have a...
