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What do these stones mean?

What do these stones mean?

The story begins with a new generation of God's people, led by Joshua, about to cross the Jordan River to take hold of what God has promised them. God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, he sustained them in the desert, and finally they are entering the Promised Land. After a miraculous crossing they reach the shore. .

  • My Christchurch

    The view was breathtaking. The bright lights shone through the Canterbury plains as I watched the city of Christchurch down below me. Words printed before my eyes, "Kia tau te rangimarie, te orange me te harikoa I runga I tenei takiwa." It simply means, "We declare hope, life and joy over this city."

  • Wade keeps on keeping on

    Matthew Wade has continued his impressive ascent into the Australian cricket team by ousting 35 year-old Brad Haddin as wicketkeeper for the upcoming Test series against South Africa starting in Brisbane on November 9.

  • What is the Blue Room?

    The Blue Room is not about a room that is blue in colour. It is not about a room at all. It is not a program. It does not have a fund raising arm. It is not in a church building. So what is the Blue Room?

  • Serving abundantly

    Has anyone else laboured over the idea of serving continually, without regard for oneself but doing it from a place of limited capacity? As much as that might sound extremely holy and righteous, centred on a what-Jesus-would-do attitude, that kind of spirit is different, to one that gives whole-heartedly.

  • Boredom, the curse of today

    I think many suffer today from an insatiable appetite for entertainment as we look to a pursuit of pleasure. In our over sexed and over stimulated society, slick advertising is only getting slicker to try capture our fleeting attention and headline grabbing highlight reels reduce content into bite sized 30 second grabs.

  • Creation – three major views in Christendom

    So there are three major viewpoints surrounding the specifics of creation within the modern Christian Church. That's right, no mucking about, we're straight into it today.

  • Blood doping - an issue for athletes around the world

    Athletes all around the world are faced with a choice. A choice to either obey the rules set out by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, or to use illegal means to improve their performance and gain unfair advantage over their fellow competitors. The rules have been put in place to ensure not only the spirit of sport, but also to protect the health of athletes.

  • Airbrushing Abstinence

    What does abstinence look like? A body odour which only disappears on your wedding day? Or a giant metal belt that activates a siren if someone gets too close?

  • Fake it till' you make it?

    Let's be honest, in this case, we're all guilty. We all have our very own shameful stories of faking it. The story of a successful all nighter, or of shameless flirtations, or maybe it was that time you sang twinkle twinkle little star at a musical audition... That time I did not make it.

  • Are we all adrift?

    I have recently been reading a book on being logical and how to properly utilise reasoning in public discussion. Why am I doing this you may ask? Well one thing I have noticed increasingly frequently lately is that our culture seems to be dominated by emotive appeal in many cases and a lack of real evidence or argument presented for peoples positions.

  • Are you consumed, or driven?

    I recently came across an article directed at our careers, which got me thinking. I considered our daily lives, and the various dimensions that fill it. We spend a lot of time focused on our family and friends, as they mean a lot to us. Apart from this, another major dimension in life is our career, and the on-flow effect on our lives.