I decided to share a few thoughts on the book of James. A few weeks ago I set out to do a study of James and from that I decided to look at some themes we can pull from James which may help us on our walk to the kingdom. We are all human, we […]
At the end of the Olivet prophecy, Jesus says: “Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is” (Mark 13:33 KJV). Jesus had just been describing to them the events that would shortly happen when the great buildings they had been admiring would be thrown down leaving not even one […]
We have ecclesias all over the world. In New Zealand they are currently running a series called bubble banter. Bubble because at the moment wherever we live in the world because of the pandemic our socialising has been curbed and we are now listening to zoom or go to meeting bible studies from our home […]
A Christadelphian ecclesia in New Zealand has put together a series of talks. This one is on the subject of Why Jesus and explores why Jesus was chosen by God, and, Why the Church? Why do we as Christadelphians chose the church as our community. If you have any questions please ask below we are […]
Jesus taught his disciples to pray, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Bible, Matthew 6:9-10) Jesus is telling his disciples that the Kingdom of God is a future event and that it will be established on the earth. When […]
It would be easy to say “Because my parents were Christadelphians, and so I became one to please them.” There is a truth in that, but it is not the whole story. There were many things I did when I was younger because I knew it would please them, but there were also things that […]
We have a large number of conversations in a day, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, via email, Facebook, audio/visual platforms, etc. The words we hear and see, speak and type provide a great amount of information and can have a profound effect on us and likewise our words can have a profound effect on others. […]
The current situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic raises anxiety, stress and fear. The disease is affecting every aspect of society, and not just in one city, province, state, territory or county, but throughout the world. There is so much uncertainty even with governments, healthcare organizations, businesses, educational institutions and citizens putting so many resources just […]
So let’s look at WHY I became a Christadelphian. There was a period in my life when I felt there was no need for God in my life and that life was going really well. Little did I see that my life was spiralling in the wrong direction and when I reached rock bottom God […]
I was born on 19 June, 1954 in Christchurch, New Zealand. That is where my story begins. My parents were Jean Ching and Walter (known as Wally) Ching. My ancestry, from its various sources, is English, Scottish, and Danish, so I am a pure-bred mongrel. My mother`s mother was a Christadelphian. My mother`s father, however […]