POP GOES THE GOSPEL (Part 1) Kevin Simington I distinctly remember my first sermon as the new Pastor of a church in Victoria, in 1995. On my first Sunday morning, I preached what I considered to be a safe message; Continue reading Pop Goes The Gospel
THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING WATCH Kevin Simington Next week I am commencing a series entitled, “Pop Goes The Gospel”, which deals with the post-modern repackaging of the gospel and its pervasive influence within Christianity. I am conscious, however, that pointing Continue reading The Importance of Keeping Watch
MORE ABOUT WORSHIP SONGS Kevin Simington In my previous post, I spoke of the need to carefully examine the songs we sing in church, to ensure that they are God-focused rather than self-focused. The last three decades has seen a Continue reading More About Worship Songs
LYRICS IN WORSHIP SONGS Kevin Simington The Bible indicates that musical worship has a two-fold purpose: A Vertical Dimension The first, and primary, purpose of worship in song is to glorify God by offering to Him the praise that is Continue reading Lyrics In Worship Songs
MORE STORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH Kevin Simington One of the most famous cases of Out-of-Body (OBE) Dear-Death Experiences took place in Harborview Hospital, Seattle, in 1984, and involved a young woman named Maria and her critical care Continue reading More Stories From The Other Side Of Death
STORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH Kevin Simington SHIRLEY In the 1990’s I was the Chaplain at Orana Centre For Aged Care, in Point Clare, NSW. Shirley was one of the residents in the Hostel, and had been a Continue reading Stories From The Other Side Of Death
A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO POST-MODERNISM Kevin Simington Postmodern thinking now permeates our culture. Truth is now relative. You can believe anything you like, and no one has the right to contradict you. A man can believe he is a woman. Continue reading A Christian Response To Post-Modernism
THE VEIL HAS BEEN REMOVED Kevin Simington Australia is not a Christian nation. In the strictest sense, it never has been. The 1901 Constitution made it abundantly clear that we are a secular democracy. Section 116 states, “The Commonwealth shall Continue reading The Veil Has Been Removed
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY AND THE BIBLE Kevin Simington Liberalism within Christianity is not a political alignment, but a theological distinction. It refers to the increasingly prevalent view that the Bible is not completely inspired and inerrant, and that its precepts are Continue reading Liberal Christianity and the Bible
SCIENCE AND FAITH (Part III) Kevin Simington The idea that science and faith are, somehow, mutually exclusive is a common, but completely misguided concept. In Science and Faith, Part II, I discussed how science and faith, from a philosophical point Continue reading Science And Faith (Part III)
