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Has the Universe Outgrown God?

By: City Bible Forum

Mind blown! The pictures coming from NASA’s James Webb telescope are incredible. Read more

Don’t Miss Out On Majesty – It Could Be Right in Front of You

By: Stephen McAlpine

Of all the great stories told during the 70th Jubilee celebrations of the Queen, the most memorable, and funniest, is told by the head of her security detail. Read more

“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society

By: City Bible Forum

On Monday morning I decided that I would take to all of our indoor plants with weed killer. Actually I didn’t decide that. I decided to feed all of the plants with liquid fertilizer, but inadvertently took the wrong bottle out of the cupboard and gave them all a liberal dose of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Read more

Jesus Takes the Worry Out of Worship

By: Stephen McAlpine

I’ve taken the opportunity during an extended, and gloriously sunny, beachside holiday to plough through the Pentateuch.

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The ‘Slap’ – A Reflection on a Moment of Public Humiliation

By: Stephen McAlpine

Last week, a man humiliated another man and his wife in front of a crowd of people. The humiliated man was me. Read more

The ‘Slap’ – A Reflection on a Moment of Public Humiliation

By: Stephen McAlpine

Last week, a man humiliated another man and his wife in front of a crowd of people. The humiliated man was me. Read more

‘Shane’: Reflections on Warney and a Death So Young

By: Stephen McAlpine

Shane Warne was a human headline to the end. An end that came quickly and shockingly on the same day another cricketing superstar died. 
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Why Are So Many Young Childless Men Getting the Snip? Because Hope Has Been Cut Off.

By: Stephen McAlpine

Young men in droves are getting the snip. And often their reason, is that the world is running out of hope and why would you want to bring a child into it? Read more

Making Space: Rediscovering Rest in the Unrelenting Digital Age

By: Stephen McAlpine

How do we make space, to rest and be still, in this constantly “on” age? Is it even possible any longer? Are we so attached to our technology that we have lost the ability to tune out and turn off? And if it is impossible, what are the implications for us relationally and spiritually? Read more

The Note I Found of the Boy Pointing the Gun at His Head

By: Stephen McAlpine

I was cleaning up around the front doors of the school building we use for church on Sunday (yes, our state is open, our church is gathering on). Read more