by Mark Ng | Nov 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Condensed article by Glena Marshall) I was 34 when I used the word ‘chronic’ in front of the word ‘pain’ for the first time. I said it in a small voice, wondering if five years of suffering was long enough to merit the phrase. When this door of suffering opened...
by Mark Ng | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was intrigued initially when I saw Ian’s sermon title for this Sunday, ‘The S word’. What could it stand for? Didn’t take long to find out. The passage he will be unpacking from 1 Peter 3:1-7 is all about ‘submission’ in the context of marriage. In Australia, one in...
by Mark Ng | Nov 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
With our ‘Thanksgiving’ month concluding on Sunday, I thought I’d offer a final reflection on thanksgiving. I suspect that many of us would not think of ourselves as ungrateful but you might want to think again because ingratitude shows up in our lives in a variety of...
by Darryl Skerman | Oct 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been amazed at the imagery present in the Bible and how so many parallels exist between the Old and New Testaments. The Book of 1 Peter contains some stunning examples. In 1 Peter 2:4, Christ is the “living stone”, the foundation on which the church...
by Sue McQuay | Oct 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though the going is rough for a while down here. 1 Peter 1:6 This week I’ve been listening to an audiobook reporting interviews with Ukrainian civilians on their roles in the ongoing war effort. One particular story...
by Mark Ng | Oct 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention” (Oscar Wilde) Back in the early 1930s, William Stidger, a well-known American author and minister, who published twenty-two volumes of prose and two of poetry was hanging out with a group of...
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