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Church Talk

Religious leaders discuss the word of God in this weekly feature. Published on Fridays, Church Talk discusses themes from the Bible as well as looking at current events in a Christian context. 

A mushroom cloud forms over the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima caused massive destruction. 18062101

Spiritual suicide: Mate vaerua iaia uaorai

Friday June 22, 2018

“But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost...E teianei, te arai katoaia nei ta matou Evangelia, I arai’ia ia I te aronga e ta ia ratou uaorai” – 2 Corinthians 4:3.

The Biblical story of the prodigal son has been depicted in art for centuries in a huge variety of styles. This one was produced in 1773 by Italian painter Pompeo Batoni. 18060725

There’s hope for all of God’s children

Friday June 08, 2018

There is always hope for every one of God’s children - hope and knowing that we are worthy as a child of God. 

Trust is particularly important in team sports such as rugby league. Pictured are Bulldogs and Sea Eagles players in a huddle before the start of their semi-final game last week. 18053117

The important question of trust

Friday June 01, 2018

Who can we trust?

We married couples, do we trust each other?

Let Christ’s light be reflected in your life

Friday June 01, 2018

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven,” (Matthew 5:16).

This may be one of the first verses you learned in Sunday school.

Repentance leads to God’s payback

Repentance leads to God’s payback

Friday May 25, 2018

The God of Payback may not sound like an attribute of God that we’re accustom to, some of you may not have even heard of this.

Dutch watchmaker Corrie Ten Boom was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War Two for helping many Jews escape the Holocaust. Speaking of her faith in God, she once said, “There is no pit so deep, that His love is deeper still.” 18051723

Recognising the saving work of God

Friday May 18, 2018

This week’s Church Talk is part one of a series from the Cook Islands Christian Church titled, “Personal Holiness.”

Australia’s oldest scientist, Professor David Goodall, chose this week to quit on life and end it legally in a Swiss clinic. 18051018

Patience that never, ever quits

Friday May 11, 2018

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” - Revelation 2:10

Sister Elizabeth Browne-Russell’s mother, Emily Russell cuts the cake at her 98th birthday celebration. Pictured left is Mary Macquarie, while on the right is Tepaeru Whitta.

Faith, hope and love the greatest gifts

Friday May 04, 2018

On March 25 we celebrated the 98th birthday of our mother with family and friends.

‘We are reminded of the power of small and simple things over time by something as simple as a cracked concrete path next to a tree. Is this the result of some large and powerful thrust? No, this cracking is caused by the slow, small growth of roots. The thrusting power that cracks the concrete is too small to measure on a daily or even a monthly basis, but its effect over time is incredibly powerful.’

The power of small and simple things

Friday April 27, 2018

Kia Orana,

Today’s Church Talk is adapted from an article by President Dallin H Oaks, First Counselor in the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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