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Punishing Children for their Parents’ Sins

6 March 2019

There’s no doubt that there are some quite troubling sections in the Bible, especially in the Hebrew Scriptures. [i]We can…

Some Thoughts on George Pell

27 February 2019

Despite the media suppression order, many of us were well aware that George Pell was found guilty on December 11th…

The Exasperation of Jesus

20 February 2019

Maybe you’ve just read the title of this blog and thought, “Surely Jesus doesn’t get exasperated? He’s gentle Jesus meek…

Living in God’s Favour

6 February 2019

During the early months of Jesus’ ministry, he was seen as a teacher (Rabbi) who travelled around the Galilean countryside…

Jesus Wouldn’t Use Humour

16 January 2019

Just before Christmas, I uploaded a short clip from a recent sermon on my Facebook page. I included the caption,…

A Short History of Christmas

12 December 2018

The church didn’t celebrate the birth of Christ until the third century because no one knew (or could agree on)…

Should “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” be banned?

5 December 2018

It’s a Christmas classic.  Baby, It’s Cold Outside was written 74 years ago, back in a day when the “Party…

A History Lesson for Imran Khan

28 November 2018

I’ve always held the greatest respect for Imran Khan.  He was a fantastic cricketer and cricket captain, and well known…

Go Fraud Me

21 November 2018

A couple of weeks ago, Melbourne was shocked over an attack by Hassan Khalif Shire Ali during what has become…

Why I’m Not A Pacificist!

14 November 2018

When Christie and I were filming an episode of Bayside TV, one of the most incongruous things we experienced was…

Men’s Mental Health & Suicide

31 October 2018

Earlier this year, I received one of the most tragic phone calls I’ve ever taken.  One of our Bayside Church…

Can You Disagree and Remain Friends?

10 October 2018

Can you disagree and remain friends?  It’s a question I’m regularly asked especially when the debate gets a little heated…

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