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Good Samaritan in the City

When my year 9 class went into the city for an ‘amazing race,’ I was faced with a challenge… A young boy, dressed in a school uniform was asleep, arms and legs sprawled across the platform at Parliament Station, one of the busiest stations in Melbourne’s CBD.  It was long past the start of school and the public were unalarmed, carelessly walking past him.  I turned to my group, ‘Do you think he’s Okay?’  One member replied, ‘He’ll be fine, come on, we need to get to Parliament House.’ I knew it wasn’t right.  I had to do something.  ‘Come on, if we stop we’ll… Read More »Good Samaritan in the City

What the Bible Says About the Name of Jesus

Not too long ago, a friend sent me a message asking why some Christians place a special emphasis on the name of Jesus as opposed to Jesus himself.  This question stumped me as I hadn’t given too much thought to it. Often I’ll finish a prayer with ‘we say this prayer through the name of Jesus Christ, Amen’. Whilst I’d love to say I do this for a really profoud theological reason, it’s really just out of habit. After a few nights of Bible study, browsing the net and reading some theological journals I came to realise the incredible meaning behind ‘the name of Jesus’… Read More »What the Bible Says About the Name of Jesus