January – February 2022
John, the forerunner of Jesus
In John chapter one, we are told no less than seven times that John was the witness, that is, the one who bore witness or bore record concerning Jesus (John 1:7 (twice),8,15,19,32,34).
There is no doubt that John’s powerful testimony bore bountiful fruit. Near the…
The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, Why Was it Necessary? Read More »
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban terrorist organisation, one of Biden’s three major failures so far, is having a ripple effect that is travelling around the globe, although we know little about this remote country. Afghanistan may be poor, but it does have natural gas reserves and a range of…
Afghanistan: The Graveyard of Empires Read More »
Using the Truth for gain
In the first century there were those who used the position of discipleship and their place in the ecclesias as a means of generating wealth. “Through covetousness”, wrote the apostle, “shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you” (2 Pet 2:3). Hence, he ex…
Seek Ye First (15) Read More »
Brother Robert Roberts described Tasmania on his first visit in 1896 in these words:
“Its slow growth, by comparison with Australia and New Zealand, is due to the greater farming and grazing eligibility of the two latter countries, and also the early discovery of gold in Australia, which divert…
How the Gospel of the Kingdom Came to Tasmania Read More »
The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, a couple of scientists were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at their feet. A squirrel had fallen from a tree! It quickly recovered and dashed away, back up the same tree trunk from which it had come. That never—or, almost never—happens. Wh…
“The river of Egypt” occurs seven times in the Authorised Version, but two distinct Hebrew words are used. In Genesis 15:18 and 2 Kings 24:7 the Hebrew word is nahar—a stream or river. The word is used to describe a large river (cp Gen 2:10,13,14; 2 Kings 5:12), hence in Exodus 7:19 Aaron stre…
The River of Egypt Read More »
