blog

Banishing the Darkness

28.03.2024 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

On the morning of the first Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene went to Jesus’ tomb while it was still dark. Just two days earlier, the earth was shaken and the sky turned dark as the Son of God died. Mary knew something about darkness. She had been there with Jesus through the darkness of Good Friday.

Easter – The Season of Hope

31.03.2023 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

Easter is almost upon us, and I’ve been reflecting on why we celebrate Easter and what basic human need it satisfies.

Tags: Hope, Needs, 1 Peter 1:3-4

Core Beliefs 3: The Resurrection

31.07.2022 Categories: All | Easter | Gospel Written by: Neil Percival

Christians believe some weird and wacky things. There’s that one we go on about at Easter about the man who died, was buried, and the three days later was alive again and talking to his friends. You might say, “I won’t believe that unless I can see it with my own eyes.”

Core Beliefs 2: The Cross

03.07.2022 Categories: All | Easter | Gospel Written by: Neil Percival

Back in 1970, Robert Greenleaf published an essay entitled “Servant Leadership” in which he explored issues of power and authority in the corporate world. He concluded that, from a moral perspective, the “only authority deserving one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in response to, and in proportion to, the clearly evident servant stature of the leader.”

Easter Risk Management

08.04.2022 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

Over the last couple of years, as we’ve faced the COVID pandemic and devastating bushfires and floods, we’ve had to come to a greater understanding of the concept of risk. What is the likelihood of something bad happening us? What will be the consequences if that thing happens? How can we prepare so that we minimise, or eliminate, the chances of that bad thing happening to us? This is what risk management is all about.

Tags: Risk, Insurance, Romans 3:23-25

I Need Proof

16.04.2021 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

One of the issues raised by Easter is the relationship between faith and evidence. The big example of this in the Easter story is Jesus rising from the dead. No one can prove it, but Christians believe it.

Tags: Faith, Evidence, John 20:25-29

A Bridge to Safety

27.03.2021 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

Easter is almost upon us. Hot cross buns have been in the shops since Boxing Day. Easter eggs, chocolate rabbits, and chocolate bilbies line the shelves. But are these what is Easter really all about?

Tags: Ephesians 2:12-18, Rescue

Life Emerges from the Darkness

07.04.2020 Categories: All | Easter Written by: Neil Percival

Current coronavirus restrictions are driving us to do some things we might not otherwise do. Last weekend we spent a family day cleaning out our fish pond. The water was very green and who knew what was lurking in its inky depths…

Tags: New Life, Matthew 28:1-7