Category: Rants
is not Michael Jackson. I was intending to write a simple reflection about society’s idolatry and its new temple, based on the book of Amos which I’m currently preaching, however, I heard two quotes from MJ’s memorial that, simply, tipped me over the edge. Before I get into that, let me just summarise my prior thoughts: From the book of Amos, we see Israel manipulated and corrupted the religious system of the day. Their temples became places of idolatry and what was to be a system of providence and hope for all people, became a system of extortion and greed.…
Psalm 91: A testimony of Trust — An untitled psalm placed in counterpoint to the previous psalm (Psalm 90), a hymn testifying to the goodness of the Lord, in whom many have put their trust. It sings words full of assurance that the Lord is good and is the foundation of His people, those who call upon His name. Salvation and faithfulness are the words of this psalm, for no less is the Lord God that the faithful Saviour of His people, who love Him and praise Him. May these words be a reality for You as You seek Him…
Disclaimer: this article is written from the perspective of the Christian persuasion and does not seek to represent or critique the views of other religious/faith/spiritual perspectives. The author finds himself accountable only to the parties explicitly mentioned in this article. Student runs illegal locker-library with banned books. My friend posted this link earlier today and it’s really got me thinking about the issue of censorship, particularly, of the religious kind. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the rejection and censorship by the Church of various forms of media (books, articles, movies, etc) which portray the Church or its…
Having just picked up my guitar after only a few weeks of not playing it, I’m reminded of the sense of freedom that it brings me. To be able, at any given time, reach out, grab my guitar and play whatever my fingers decides to do is a blessing that I don’t take for granted. By no means do I consider myself musical, though many of you will argue that as I play the piano, violin, guitar and conducted choirs in the past. However, my talent expands only to my personal enjoyment; in any public setting my talents simply are…
I’ve come to realise, it’s pretty hard to make an impressive display of fireworks each year at events like Moomba. People, usually, are impressed by the bigger *bangs* and the colour sparkle-filled sky; with expectations of the following display to be more *bangs* and more colour-sparkle fireworks, something new and something unseen. Truth be told, if you’ve seen 2 or 3 displays (or just the New Year’s fireworks display) you’ve probably seen what fireworks have to offer. Besides from that, a lot of thought goes into the placement of fireworks, such as the use of the Sydney Harbour bridge which…
