July – August 2021
In Numbers 14 we have a description of the children of Israel murmuring before God. This incident is quoted in the New Testament in the context of the memorial emblems and therefore becomes an important exhortation for us as we remember the work of our Lord.
The Hebrew word for “murmur” in Nu…
Even at a superficial reading, it is evident that the first epistle of John contains many wonderful and encouraging themes. For example:
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God…Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not…
When George Gershwin was a struggling musician, he applied for a job at the office of the famous and well established composer, Irving Berlin.
Berlin looked over the qualifications of his young applicant and said to him, I’ll pay you double the salary that you are now making if you come and wor…
In one of many remarkable stories of Jewish emigration to Palestine following World War II, Jewish members of British Intelligence worked with the Romanian authorities to bring Jews to Palestine and later to the new state of Israel. The story begins in 1944, when Shaike Dan, a Romanian born Jew who …
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The Epicurians
In the previous article we considered some of the overlap of the Bible with the Stoick doctrines. In this article we will briefly consider the Epicurean doctrines. The Epicureans, like other philosophers, liked to discuss different ideas about how the world worked to find the true pu…
The Victorian Parliament recently passed legislation which prohibits attempts to suppress individuals who identify with a gender other than (transgender) their assigned gender at birth (cisgender) and/or who identify as homosexual (gay). The legislation has implications not only for brothers and sis…
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Putting God to the test
Christ challenges us to put God first and see what happens:
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matt 6:33)
Seeking God first would result in the ‘adding’ of all the necessary things of li…
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Russia has struck a deal with Sudan to establish a naval base in the country, as Moscow seeks to expand its military reach in the Middle East and North Africa. On 11 November 2020, the Russian government announced its agreement with Sudan to establish a naval base at the city of Port Sudan. While th…
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In 1841, New Zealand became a separate British colony, having been part of New South Wales before then. By 1860, there were over 100,000 British settlers in New Zealand. The Otago Association actively recruited settlers from Scotland, creating a definite Scottish influence in the Otago region. The O…
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