I used to be a superwoman! I think fondly back to my early-to-mid twenties when I thought I could do everything. When I could say ‘Yes’ to pretty much any deadline and all I had to do was a few almost-all-nighters. Sometimes that was a week of almost-all-nighters. At times it was rough. But IContinue reading “Superwoman”
Author Archives: Jemima
Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.
Life is so precious, and the arrival of a new baby is naturally a joyfully anticipated event. In the weeks before the birth of our second child I had many strangers ask me, ‘when are you due?’ And one old lady who I hadn’t met before but who lived on my waddling route even cameContinue reading “Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.”
On Noble Bereans
How do we know what’s true about God and about Jesus? Google? Smart people? Parents? University Lecturers? Robbie and I recently finished preparing a kids spot for our church on Acts 17:10-15, where the gospel goes to the city of Berea. It can be viewed online via the Marrickville Road Church’s livestream for 24 October,Continue reading “On Noble Bereans”
On Pandemic Prayers
Over the last while I’ve heard prayer requests from people around me for the Covid-19 pandemic to end. This reminds me of other prayer requests I have heard from both adults and children for God to protect us from bad things. I was reflecting on this. So often we want God to take our troublesContinue reading “On Pandemic Prayers”
Remembering Ellie
This week my husband and I remember the birth, life and passing of our first child and daughter, Ellie. It’s strange to think that it’s been a year. Recently my husband reminded me of something that Mark Thompson, the principal of our theological college wrote to us at the time: “Take hold of the GodContinue reading “Remembering Ellie”
On Attraction
Recently I’ve been reading a very helpful book called, ‘Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion’ by Rebecca McLaughlin. It was published relatively recently – in 2019 – and it features a wonderful combination of McLaughlin’s sharp wit and a plethora of footnoted stats and research. Definitely worth a read if youContinue reading “On Attraction”
Conversations with JWs: Jesus the firstborn
The identity of Jesus as being both fully human and fully God is at the core of the Christian faith. However, it is also something that, throughout history, various movements and individuals have sought to deny – in one form or another. In the 2nd century AD, gnostic philosophy led some to deny Jesus’s humanityContinue reading “Conversations with JWs: Jesus the firstborn”
Introduction to Conversations with JWs
A few years ago, when I was in Bible college, my husband and I were door-knocked by some Jehovah’s Witnesses (which I will refer to with the abbreviation, ‘JW’ or ‘JWs’). At the time, we were in the second year of our studies, and in our doctrine subject were learning about the Trinity. God wasContinue reading “Introduction to Conversations with JWs”
Does a baby’s spirit return?
Over the past few months I’ve had a couple of people express the idea to me that the spirit of a deceased baby returns with the birth of a subsequent child. While I realise that this idea may comfort some people, as a Christian I find it to be problematic with what I understand ofContinue reading “Does a baby’s spirit return?”
A New Year’s Poem
A poem for the new year
Bigvai and Shiphrah 