Sermon by Rod Benson, Blakehurst Baptist Church, Sunday July 22, 2001 (Part 1 of 2) [continued here] Job 1:1-3:26 The prize for the longest expository preaching series goes to Joseph Carroll who preached from the book of Job for 29 years somewhere near London Bridge. That’s about nine months on the sea monster of chapter 41! …
The heart of Christian ethics
One temptation I face is reading fascinating blog posts, often work-related, at the expense of other important tasks. Last year [2012] I limited my blog browsing, but one blog I continue to find very rewarding and challenging is by Scott Higgins, a fellow Baptist minister and Director of Community Relations for Baptist World Aid Australia. …
Safe spaces for kids
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. Part of the price of living in the modern world is the need for an increasing rule-based culture, no more so than in the church. John Sandeman from Eternity newspaper has listed ten rules local churches should consider to ensure child protection: Follow your denomination’s Safe Church rules. Always …
Churches and the public good
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. According to new research, churches and other faith communities are still the strongest centres of public good in modern society. The latest National Church Life Survey found that more than 25 per cent of attendees are involved in their church’s “welfare or justice activities” – volunteering with groups …
Violence by men against women
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. The shocking rape and murder of a young woman by a gang of male thugs in India last week has opened the eyes of the world to the violence suffered by Indian women, and their cultural disadvantage and social plight. Rape is one of the most serious of …
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