Psalm 12:1-8 Australian navy personnel rescue asylum seekers from a sinking boat off Christmas Island in 2001. I have had the privilege of sitting with asylum seekers at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, and at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre in remote north-western Australia, as the asylum seekers shared their stories of oppression, fear, …
Mountains of Scripture (6): Mount Carmel
An address by Dr Rod Benson on 1 Kings 18:20-46 The Triumph of Elijah Over the Prophets of Baal (c. 1622)Domenico Fetti (c. 1589 - 1623) The story is one relished by Sunday school teachers and enjoyed by their students – although someone who supports interfaith dialogue might be less than enthusiastic about some elements of …
Mountains of Scripture (3): Mount Moriah
I have had the privilege of visiting Israel three times. On the first occasion, in 2007, I spent several hours at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, including a tour of the Dome of the Rock, where the Jewish Temple stood during Jesus’ life, until its destruction by Rome in AD 70. Beneath the great gilt …
Knowing a faithful God
A sermon on Psalm 62 In his book, Facing Life and Death, Leslie J. Tizard writes: If you have doubts about the existence of God or misgivings about the kind of God he is, I do not think your need will be met by argument. It will be met only by an act of trust …
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