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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand

With these words John the Baptist, Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles after Pentecost began their ministries. It was a powerful call to the people of the early church and it is a powerful call today..

  • Revolution: Jesus loves every jihadist

    Love your enemies! Has there ever been a more difficult edict? Every day we are confronted by bloodshed and violence inflicted by very unloving types. Graphic Television news portrays distressing vision depicting innocent victims mutilated by Islamic State or other brutal jihadists.

  • Lent - walking through death to new life

    Lent is a solemn time of year for me. In a way, it’s possibly my favourite time in the Christian calendar, alongside Christmas. They are my favourite times for vastly different reasons though.

  • Do you need contact with Jesus to get to heaven?

    This was the question asked of me recently. In many ways it is a complex question: how did God respond to people before Jesus’ birth? Is there a strict New Testament dispensation that sees only those that call on the name of Jesus as saved? On the other hand, it is also a simple question: getting to heaven is just about the “good news” of the Bible. 

  • The sinner’s prayer isn’t going to save you from hell

    How many of us have prayed the sinner’s prayer? We get swept in the emotion of what is going on, we are called to the front of a church to say a few simple words. We are given reassurance that we would get to go to heaven because of it. 

  • Purim, Esther and Hidden Truth.

    "They tried to kill us! We won! Let's eat!!!" That phrase is directly linked to the fun-filled festivities enjoyed during the Jewish feast of Purim.

  • Lies, lies & more lies, and Feminism

    Among the many lies peddled by our enlightened institutions and leaders, (which have beguiled the Western World), one stands tall.

  • CTNZ Special – How can this Anglican clergyman follow Jesus

    Reverend Michael Cocks an Anglican Minister from Christchurch writes, again challenging some of the understanding of the Church Fathers through the centuries.

  • Stop the hurting

    When I was 15-years-old I was bulletproof. I had all the answers to all the questions and no one could tell me otherwise. In particular I knew how to ride motorbikes and how to handle every adverse road condition I might come across.

  • Playing with soft hands

    John Wimber wrote a book called, “Everyone gets to play”. He was more interested in his relationship with Jesus and how it impacted his life and others, than religion.

  • Holy days are here again!

    Everyday for more than a millennium, since the time of Moses, the priests had offered sacrifices for the sins of God's people at the third hour and the ninth hour – at dawn and at three in the afternoon.

  • How not to run in the land of the unexpected

    It was the most memorable football game that I had ever played in my life. Did I score some spectacular goals? Not even a tap-in. Did I pull off some fancy footwork? No, I almost tripped. Did I get sent off? No. Then what would make the game so memorable for a mediocre player like me? Did I do something funny? Yes.