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...
by simon_vb | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog
As I am thinking about prayer lately, both personally and for an upcoming sermon series, I went to the local Christian bookshop to find some books. I was looking both for more technical books and the kind of books I could recommend to others. There was no shortage of...
by simon_vb | Aug 28, 2016 | Blog
Christians believe that God is in complete control of the world. After all, it is His world: He made it. He knows how many hairs are on our heads and He clothes the lilies of the field (Matthew 6). He controls the weather and the wild animals (Job 39-40). And He even...
by simon_vb | Aug 21, 2016 | Blog
We have been working through Romans 8-11 in recent weeks at church, and this has raised the issue of God choosing people to be saved. This is a complicated concept to understand and one that many naturally feel strongly about. After all, we have seen God save people...
by simon_vb | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog
What is your idea of the ‘good life’? According to the lotteries ads on TV, the good life is one where you have your own island, can indulge any desire you have, and where you have no struggles. That is what many aspire towards. The problem is that this kind of life...
