Wilderness Conversations

Geoff for some time has been contemplating the significance of the way the expression “Kingdom of Heaven” as opposed to the “Kingdom of God” is used in the Gospel of Matthew. He has published a book and takes a detailed review of each occurrence of the expressions in the gospel as well as a wider biblical view of this key component of the gospel.

Paul Wearne attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia that meets at Eastern Suburbs in Perth Australia. Recently Paul has been doing some investigation into different Bible translations and he seeks to answer some basic questions such as: Can we trust modern translations? Are translations biased? Is there a particular translation that we should use? Are all modern translations equal? Paul joi...

It was his study of Jude that alerted him to the prevalence of the work of Michael the Archangel more broadly throughout the scripture. Mark argues that much of the work of Yahweh was carried out by his agent who bore His, that is Yahweh’s name. Details can be found in the book “Michael the Archangel”

Kel Hammond lives in Sydney and for many years has been a member of the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Yagoona. Kel joins Wilderness Conversations to discuss one of his papers - The Atonement - 6 Popular Theories.

On Christmas Eve in 1974 a severe tropical cyclone named Tracy devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, one of the residents was Cynthia Gillis who lost everything on that day. Years later circumstances would have her move to Adelaide where she settled in the Adelaide Hills, just west of the city centre in a township called Lobethal. In what seems like an extraordinar...

Dev Ramcharan lives in Ontario Canada and is a member of the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Toronto West Ecclesia. In the May and June 2024 Christadelphian Magazine Dev wrote an article entitled: Choosing a Good Death and he seeks to explore our obligations to die well. Death, particularly our own death isn’t a subject Continue reading "85 Choosing a Good Death – Dev Ramcharan"

Damien Schifferli, his wife Keren with their three children Tessa, Clare and Tom attend the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia that meets at Busselton, 200kms south of Perth, Western Australia. Damien’s parents are Christadelphians who were founding members of the Gosnells ecclesia in Perth. Damien married Keren Edgecombe and together they decided to make a sea-change Continue reading "84 Damien S...

Jeff Deuble of the Churches of Christ in Sydney, Australia shares his journey to uncover the genuine Jesus from scripture alone. After his brother Greg challenged him to understand Christ from a Jewish perspective, Jeff set out on a quest, reading through all of scripture to see what it really said about the Messiah.

Originally, Christianity shared its history with Judaism. The first Christians were all Jews. Over the centuries, Christianity regrettably strayed from its mores and forgot its connection to the Jewish community. This book reconsiders Christianity's Jewish roots. In doing so, it asserts that Christians, despite their doctrinal disagreements with Jews, are to see Jews as part of their own spiritual...

This morning Tuesday May 21, 2024 we received the sad news that Sister Gwen Rosser passed away, She was born in 1930, just before the 2nd WW started making her 94 years old this year. She leaves behind her husband, Brother Jim who was born in 1926, between the wars a few years before the Continue reading "81 A Life In Christ – Jim and Gwen Rosser"

With all the turmoil in the world, protests have broken out in many countries over many different issues. Some of the causes may seem valid, the hurt is real, but what should be the response of the disciple of Christ?  Should we get involved in the causes that seem just? Surely we have a responsibility to speak up for what we understand for be Gods point of view. Should we than participate in nonv...

Pt 2/2 Steph was born in Perth, moved to Sydney to complete her doctorate and residency, where she met and married Nic Collins. Before their first wedding anniversary and on the eve of moving from Sydney to Brisbane where Steph was to start a new position, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today Steph and Nic deal with the ups and downs of living with cancer, and they join Wilderness Conversat...

Pt 1/2 Steph was born in Perth, moved to Sydney to complete her doctorate and residency, where she met and married Nic Collins. Before their first wedding anniversary and on the eve of moving from Sydney to Brisbane where Steph was to start a new position, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today Steph and Nic deal with the ups and downs of living with cancer, and they join Wilderness Conversat...

Greg Palmer lives in Adelaide and is a member of the Aberfoyle Park ecclesia and recently wrote a book entitled Simply Revelation. In the last 3 podcasts, Greg introduced the book and we looked at Revelation 1 -4, and then in part 2 the seals and trumpets, Revelation 5-11, then the vials. We finish with a consideration of Revelation 17-22.

Greg Palmer lives in Adelaide and is a member of the Aberfoyle Park ecclesia and recently wrote a book entitled Simply Revelation. In the last 2 podcasts, Greg introduced the book and we looked at Revelation 1 -4, and then in part 2 the seals and trumpets, Revelation 5-11. In this podcast we consider Revelation 12-16 including the vials.

Michael Hyndman is a Christadelphian who grew up in Adelaide, attended the Christadelphian Heritage College and now has a career in cyber security. He currently lives in Perth, is a part of the Christadelphian community there, and is married with 4 children who all love the Lord Jesus. Michael shares his story and the very serious warning of the ever near risks of cyber threats and how we can mini...

Greg Palmer lives in Adelaide and is a member of the Aberfoyle Park ecclesia and recently wrote a book entitled Simply Revelation. In the last podcast, Greg introduced the book and we looked at Revelation 1 -4, in part 2 we look at the seals and trumpets, Revelation 5-11. The jacket introduces the book as Continue reading "74 Simply Revelation – Greg Palmer Pt 2/4"

Greg Palmer lives in Adelaide and is a member of the Aberfoyle Park ecclesia and recently wrote a book entitled Simply Revelation. Greg joins us to introduce the book and in part 1 we look at Revelation 1 -4. The jacket introduces the book as follows: Why another book on Revelation? Since the earliest days Continue reading "73 Simply Revelation – Greg Palmer Pt 1/4"

Peter Williamson was born in 1950 and grew up in the Sydney area, NSW Australia after which he moved to Adelaide where his whole life direction was radically changed. Today he is a husband to Diana and father to 3 adult children and he joins Wilderness Conversations to share his story. https://wildernessconversations.com/ Now also available Continue reading "72 Seeking Truth – Peter Wil...

Jude wrote his epistle to encourage the faithful to contend earnestly for the faith in the face of developing ecclesial apostasy. He illustrated his exhortation by drawing upon examples of men from Old Testament history who failed to uphold God's truth in their day. Mark’s analysis of Jude's epistle demonstrates that all these examples of failure had one thing in common - a personal interaction wi...

Jude wrote his epistle to encourage the faithful to contend earnestly for the faith in the face of developing ecclesial apostasy. He illustrated his exhortation by drawing upon examples of men from Old Testament history who failed to uphold God's truth in their day. Mark’s analysis of Jude's epistle demonstrates that all these examples of failure had one thing in common - a personal interaction wi...

ensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians dominate the way which the world relates to the Jewish state. Just as the return of the Jews to God's land is a feature of latter-day prophecies, so too is the response to the return by the Arabs in and around Israel. In this book we look at the prophetic and historical background to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We also look at prophec...

For over fifty years Leen Ritmeyer has been exercising his skills in the area of Biblical Architecture - a combination of the disciplines of archaeology, ancient architecture, history, education, and Biblical Studies. Leen says that the study of ancient structures in the Land of Israel and Near East enriches and confirms our understanding of Biblical history.

James Mansfield attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia that meets at Enfield in Adelaide. At a meeting held in Adelaide on September 1993, 30 years ago this month, the idea of starting a Christadelphian Private School was tabled. Following a positive finding of a feasibility study conducted by Bruce Gurd, Brian Luke and James Mansfield a Planning Committee was initiated. A Christadelphian...

Luke Hillian was baptised during Covid in June 2020 and now attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia that meets in the North Lakes area near Morriset north of Sydney and just south of Newcastle. Luke joins WildernessConversations and shares his story of finding great treasure in the field.