A reflection on the classic hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Part 3 By Rod Benson O the deep, deep love of JesusโLove of evโry love the bestโโTis an ocean vast of blessing;โTis a haven sweet of rest.Oh, the deep, deep love of JesusโโTis a heavโn of heavโns to me;And it lifts me …
Loved, kept and defended by Jesus
A reflection on the classic hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Part 2 By Rod Benson This article reflects on the second stanza of the hymn, which calls the Church to spread the praise of Jesus and celebrates his unchanging love, sacrificial death, continuing care and heavenly intercession. The second stanza moves from …
Before Lapita: The earliest human settlement of New Guinea
New Guinea's northern coast near Sialum, Morobe Province. Photo: Assistant District Commissioner Bob Hoad, 1972. By Rod Benson New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland. The human history of New Guinea extends far beyond the appearance of the Lapita cultural complex about 3,300 years ago. Archaeological, environmental and genetic evidence indicates that …
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Held in the current of Christ’s love
A reflection on the classic hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Part 1 By Rod Benson Samuel Trevor Francisโs hymn, โO the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus,โ is a compact but substantial meditation on the love of Christ. Commonly sung to Thomas John Williamsโs Welsh tune Ebenezer, its surging phrases reinforce the recurring …
The problem with Judeo-Christian values
By Rod Benson Is there such a thing as Judeo-Christian valuesโ? The term โJudeo-Christianโ is a relatively modern expression. Judaism and Christianity are distinct religious traditions, and political appeals to โJudeo-Christian valuesโ may obscure their differences or distinguish supposedly authentic members of Western society from outsiders. Yet it does not follow that Judaism and Christianity …
