by Brendan McLaughlin | Jun 24, 2019 | Weekly News
In a world where the political and social divide between ‘conservative’ and ‘progressive’ is ever widening, the question as to ‘what is moral’ is becoming increasingly clouded. So how does one determine what a moral life looks like? One principle is what’s called...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jun 17, 2019 | Weekly News
In biblical times, the most disadvantaged people were (i) widows, (ii) orphans, and (iii) foreigners (Ex 22:21-24). In a world of subsistence farming, where welfare didn’t exist, and employment was rare, these people struggled to survive. Yet Deut 10:17-18 says God...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jun 10, 2019 | Weekly News
A few weeks ago, a younger member of our church asked if I’d noticed that half our church turn up 5-10 minutes after the service has started. I said ‘as a matter of fact, I have’. The question I want to investigate today is, why is this the case? Why do people turn...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jun 2, 2019 | Weekly News
This week I added another book to my ‘books I MAY get to’ list, called ‘The road to character’ by David Brooks. In it he discusses the difference between ‘resume values’ – personal successes we strive after, and ‘eulogy values’ – what we’d like read at our funeral...
by Brendan McLaughlin | May 19, 2019 | Weekly News
Today’s sermon is looking at how to be a strong person; not the kind that can lift heavy weights, but the kind that is not crushed by life’s ‘storms’ (difficulties). We all want to be strong; but how do we foster strength in our children? If parents are doing their...
