Paradise Lost
This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew?st by name, all th? ethereal powers, All secrets of the deep, all Nature?s works, Or works of God in heav?n, air, earth, or sea, And all the riches of this world enjoy?dst, And all the rule, […]
Births, Deaths and Marriages
We?ve just celebrated three births into the Golden Grove church family: Ren?e and Ruan Wilkinson?s, in a wonderful baptism service around our swimming pool ? yes, they did make quite a splash!; and Mary Hunt?s, in an equally wonderful Baptism service around her bed at Dunbar Home ? where we also managed to splash a […]
Massacre Of The Innocent
We remember the 50 victims of the Christchurch terror attack ? and those lives that may still hang in the balance ? as well as the families and communities torn apart by this evil act, with deep sorrow and prayer. We also denounce in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ the slaughter of these […]
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
I stole that title ? from the 1996 book on best business practice by Robert Kriegel. Thanks, Robert! A ?sacred cow? is anything we have become accustomed to doing, and keep doing simply because we have become accustomed to doing it. It could be a particular way that we pray or worship (whether new and […]
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is predominantly a Christian tradition ? or at least, within certain parts of Christian tradition. The phrase is French, meaning literally, ?Fat Tuesday?. It was a name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent – the forty day period leading up to Good Friday, often considered a period appropriate […]
Who’s responsible?
Do you notice that whenever a politician is asked a question, the most crucial piece of information they assure us of is that they most definitely are not responsible!? It is always the opposition who are responsible, either because of what they?ve done, or failed to do, while in power. And they all do this […]
What is our only hope in life and death?
That we are not our own but belong, body and soul, both in life and death, to God and to our Saviour Jesus Christ. [New City Catechism] Our basic motive for life as Christians is that, in great love, God sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to save us by sheer grace. In […]
Monthly Prayer
At our church we have a day of prayer, which is held on the second Thursday of every month, in the sanctuary, from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm. Please see Ray Holroyd, if you wish to help, to pray or just to have a quiet time for reflection. Everyone is most welcome.
Besmirched Bride
I heard a story ? purportedly true! ? about a very nervous young bride on her wedding day. Arrived way too early, she had to mark time in the hall next door that was all prepared for the wedding banquet. To quiet the nerves she walked along the tables sampling the dainties (too much!), and […]
Oh, no, Lord! Not Law, Lord!
When the lights on the police car flash in our rearview mirror, and we nervously (or irately!) pull over, and wind down our window to be confronted by the police officer, law is not something we necessarily feel very warm towards!? When the Bible speaks of God?s law, it includes the things that He commands […]