Over the next few days – I’ll briefly cover some of the material to be found in the Bible, concerning the last day. Then, I hope to draw all the material together in a general summary. Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians covers some aspect of the last days, Chapter 4, 13-18 & Chapter 5:1-11 [...]

Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

I’ve always struggled to find a central theme for this blog. Now, I think I’ve found what will be my central issue for discussion, in the immediate future. A few weeks ago, we (my wife and I) had a visit from a couple who had recently returned from overseas, missionary work. Over dinner, I was asked what I [...]

Posted on April 7th, 2011 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

[Draft] A friend lent us a book, ‘Stirrings of the Soul – Evangelicals and the New Spirituality’by Rev Michael Raiter – BA, MTh, DipA (Theol), DipEd [Currently - Principle, of Bible College of Victoria, Australia] (c) Matthias Media 2003, published by: The Good Book Company (UK). I don’t usually read that many books these days, [...]

Posted on February 13th, 2010 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

At times, when I’m tired the language of theologians is way, beyond me! I was glancing through a recent edition (February 2010) of Southern Cross (monthly newspaper published by Anglican Media Sydney, Australia), when I spotted an articled, with the title, ‘Serving a Sovereign God’ written by Rev. Dr. John Woodhouse, Principal of Moore Theological [...]

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

I’ve used the New Living Translation, this is another great Psalm written by David. “O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning [...]

Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

 In writing some comments on Selwyn Hughes’ study for today, from the current issue of  CWR’s publication ‘Every Day with Jesus’; I was struck by this great verse – which, I think is very well expressed in, the New Living Translation, as follows:-   Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 4, verse 30 (NLT): “And do not bring sorrow [...]

Posted on March 13th, 2009 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

PSALM 2 As mentioned in another post Psalm 1, and 2 form an introduction to the Book of Psalms. Psalm 2 is important, as it is an example of how Jesus has carefully woven His role into the fabric of what we call the Old Testament. I’m interested in your views on this Psalm – [...]

Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | 1 Comment »

Browsing through the various internet news services I came across this title: ‘Faith embraced in times of trouble’(By John Stapleton, March 24, 2008, The Australian newspaper), I thought, well, that has long been the case. Further into the article (follow the link for full details), I read the following: “In his homily during Easter Sunday [...]

Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

I like this article (short and to the point), “Could you prove you’re a Christian?” written by Keith Manuel  (Mar 18, 2008), taken from a Baptist site. Here’s the introduction: “A recent article in The New York Times discussed the difficulty facing some American-born Jews, now living in Israel, to prove the authenticity of their heritage. One [...]

Posted on March 19th, 2008 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »

The Australian federal election is about mid-way through the six weeks election process; and sadly, there are a number of Christian groups who are entering this process to endorse candidates who most closely align to the ‘Christian’ view.  I don’t have an issue at all, with Christians being involved in a political process. Yet, I [...]

Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Shayne
Filed under: ViewPoints | No Comments »