Recent scientific evidence supports the reality of negative effects on human health from chemicals used as food additives, both those deliberately added to food during processing and those that may contaminate the food during manufacturing. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude the misuse and the contamination of God’s natural creation has resulted in negative health consequences…
Matthew 5 & 1 Corinthians 3 bring challenging words from Jesus and Paul. As humanity, we are all different, have different journeys and yet the central core of the Gospel unites us. The grace and love of God discovered through Jesus enables us each one to grow on our path of redemption. We are all…
Me: God, thank you for this day. Be with me in all the things I will do today. Bless my family, and guide me that I do all things right. God: Hush. Pause. Me: Huh, What. Is that you God? God: Yes. Me: Wow, this is amazing. God, You are so good. Hear my prayer.…
Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard. This might make us laugh and yet the reality is that we face many challenges though our lives. We do the best we can with what we have. And we learn from our mistakes. Life…
Families are complicated. I spent Tuesday with my brother celebrating his 70th birthday. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant, reminiscing over the good times and bad times of growing up in the Rawlings family. I discovered some new things and I shared a couple of never-before-told stories. There was laughter and sadness over blessings…
Ever been disappointed?? Yes, we all have been. All of us at some point in our lives have found that our expectations have not been met. That’s how life is. We all find ways to cope with our disappointments – sometimes we protect ourselves by keeping our expectations small; sometimes we isolate ourselves so that…
We’re all in this together. Roman, Jew, Old, Young, God and Grace all get mixed together in this healing story of Jesus. Boundaries are defined, gaps exposed and Divine flow gets messy as Jesus blesses faith and obedience in places where it was not supposed to be. Here is evidence of generosity, faithfulness and discipline…
It turns out that God has been outside all the time. As a young Christian growing up in Australia, I was led to believe that my task was to take the Lord Jesus Christ out into the world. This task was commissioned by my church leaders for me to be a witness of and servant…
We are complex individuals together in one unique worshipping community. The unique Journey of Brighton Uniting Church has many components and connexions that define who we are. One significant contributor to our identity is our past. All of the influences and decisions we previously have made, the events that have shaped our church, the history…
Our modern world is known for its instant worldwide electronic connections. At the touch of a screen we can see, listen and inform people right across the globe. Family, friends and neighbourhoods are brought closer to our daily activities through modern technology. Yet our modern world is also known for the disconnected loneliness that touches…
