Posts from July 2013
Long Story Short
What a challenge it is to condense the teachings of the whole Bible down into some more “manageable proportions” to suit certain needs. I recall that some years ago Readers Digest came out with a condensed Bible – which I don’t think ever caught on. Serious Bible readers don’t like important things being left out. Last Tuesday evening the History Channel’s version of The Bible managed to cover from creation to the fall of Jericho in about 90 minutes –…
On being Ecumenical
Last Thursday morning Pastor Andrew and I attended the gathering of the Christian Leaders Network (CLN) here in Toowoomba. It’s a weekly gathering of pastors and para-church leaders for worship and prayer. There are generally some forty people that come every Thursday morning although I’ve been to some meetings where there have been more than seventy Christian leaders present. It was great to be able to introduce Pastor Andrew to the other church leaders in Toowoomba and for him to…