The Charlatans of Chandpur

In 2002 during a missions trip to Bangladesh, I passed through a town named Chandpur.

Like all towns we visited in Bangladesh, our party was the biggest thing around, with everyone crowding around us to stare at the 'rich' white people.

The opportunity to peddle their wares inevitably arose, and you felt like their lives depended on it...

Michael, Part 1

Yesterday afternoon I was quickly finishing off some gardening out the front of the house. We were leaving soon to go to dinner at my brothers' house.

I heard a group of  people talking on the footpath outside my house. Then they all headed up the hill, apart from one young man, who walked up my driveway and made a beeline straight for me. He was wearing a shirt and tie. My immediate thought was 'Mormon or JW?'. Turned out it was the latter...

The Way, The Truth, And The Life

There's an old chorus we used to sing in our church back in the 70's.
It only has six lines, but has so much gospel truth in it.

Why is That?...Why MUST I Accept Evolution as fact?

No other phrase can get the heckles up more than the four words..."In the beginning, God..."

...why is that?

The Parable of The Foolish Employee

by Craig Godfrey.


Below is the story of Horace, the foolish employee who thought he knew more than his employers...

QE2 Stadium - Gone But Not Forgotten

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium in Christchurch was state-of-the-art when completed in 1973 for the Xth British Commonwealth Games the following year.

 

The pool complex behind the track venue

It was an all-in-one facility, staging all track and field sports for the Games, as well as all the pool competitions.

The bulldozers finish off what the earthquake started

I visited the site of stadium in January 2013, after the Canterbury earthquakes, to find a pile of rubble...







So why is this any more significant to me than any other buidling in Christchurch?

Unshakeable - My Tribute

When peace like a river attendeth my way;
When sorrows like sea billows roll -
Whate'er my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
"It is well, it is well with my soul!"

Thus say the words of a famous old hymn written by Horatio Spafford.

And thus say the words of a picture that hangs on the wall of my lounge.

Why is That?...Why do we have to make Christianity so hard?

The Christian message can be confusing enough in itself...

yet we often end up complicating things more in the process of explaining ourselves...

Why is that?...

My Favourite Christian Tunes Through The Years

I have been told that I have a funny music taste...!

Here are just a few samples of my my favourite Christian Artists, songs and genres over the years.

Click on the clips to laugh at enjoy my wierd taste! 

The Outlaw, by Larry Norman 

Showing my age here! Larry was the Grandfather of Christian Rock, the original Jesus Freak, and was one of the first Christian artists I saw live back in the late 70's. He came to NZ numerous times, and I once bumped into him in a music shop in ChCh in the 80's! Larry sadly died of heart disease in 2008.

A Simple Prayer of Repentance

Hi All

I thought I would share a simple Power Point Show of a poem I wrote simply called " I Repent".

I would never say there is a magic formula - a special prayer you need to pray, or certain words that you need to recite to be saved. That is not how the Holy Spirit works. No two experiences are the same.

This is just something from my heart.

Enjoy!