Is Purgatory a Real Place?
Whether you’re Roman Catholic or not, you’ve probably heard of a place called Purgatory. It’s a place or state of…
Whether you’re Roman Catholic or not, you’ve probably heard of a place called Purgatory. It’s a place or state of…
Many people in the Bayside Church community are engaging with the New Year Restart, an opportunity to develop or strengthen…
I wonder if you’ve ever been told NOT to question God? I have. It’s disrespectful, irreverent, and overly-familiar, apparently. Questioning…
Have you ever felt that God has gone AWOL on you? I have, many times, and invariably it has been…
One of the first Bible verses I read this year was Isaiah 43:18-20, “For I am about to do something…
I became a Christian in the late 70s, attracted by the love and grace of God that I saw in…
In 2017, McCrindle Research published its Faith and belief in Australia report. It’s enlightening reading for every Christian. Unsurprisingly, judging…
In last week’s blog, we discovered what the Bible says about people’s inherent goodness. Following on from there, I thought…
I have spoken many times about the goodness of God, but I’ve never taught about the goodness of people, and…
Last week, I posted a blog discussing three things Christians repeatedly say as if they’re scripture, except they’re not: God…
In psychology, it’s known as the illusory truth effect: If you repeat a statement often enough, it will seem more…
A fascinating article in The Age newspaper recently reported that National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called for smacking to…