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Just thinking…Pastor and author, John Piper, writes the following: At the end of this life, the apostle Peter wrote his second letter, and twice in it he tells his readers why he was writing to them. In the first chapter he said, “I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to…

Just thinking…The more I think about heaven, the more I wonder why people don’t think about it more. Yes, it is mysterious in many respects, but there are numerous references to it in the Bible to spark our Christian imaginations. Yes, it is out of our experience but why should that take it out of…

Just thinking…After a long tour with his band, U2, lead-singer Bono had just returned home, to Dublin. On Christmas Eve he went to the famous St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and apparently he was given a really poor seat, one obstructed by a pillar. Without being able to see anything, he simply listened to the Christmas story,…

Christmas at RBC 2019We’d love to have you along to our Christmas and Advent events this year!

Just thinking…At the first Christmas, in one sense heaven came to earth. It’s ironic, then, that tradition has so wrapped around our understanding of both the first Christmas and of Heaven itself, that much of what we think about each stems more from tradition than from scripture. A donkey? An innkeeper? Only three wise men?…

Just thinking…This last week much of my discussions with young adults and youth have focused around the rapper Kanye West. This has sprung from the recent release of his gospel album “Jesus Is King”; quite an action from the man who claimed to be “a god” in 2014, and whose track record shows anything but…

Just thinking…Some comments that were left on our church Facebook Page last night: ‘What a wonderful community spirit you all showed and shared. We were honoured and humbled by your kindness. Thank you, and be well’ (Andrew Corner). ‘You guys are wonderful! We had another superb year celebrating with you. Thank you so much Remuera Baptist’ (Pip Walker). ‘Thank you…

Just thinking…One of the most compelling sermons I have ever heard was given to a group of us final year students at Laidlaw Bible College as we were soon to face the great unknown of the ‘real world’. You could cut the uncertainty in the room with a knife; some of us had jobs already…

Just thinking…How can molecules of water defeat molecules of rock? And yet they do. I have seen buttresses of rock carved and shaped by the ocean, and mighty coastlines worn down by the waves. It doesn’t happen quickly. It may take centuries or more. The rock is obstinate and clings to its own; it fights…

Just thinking…Jesus redefined family. And he did this on at least a couple of occasions. We read about one incident when his mother and some of his brothers came looking for him while he was teaching. Someone gave him the report that they were outside the packed house, waiting to see him. His response? “Those…