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Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

Last article I mentioned the phrase ‘Cowboy Up'. Now, given all that’s happening in the world at the moment and in my own personal life, I thought it be a good idea to expand on that and how it applies to our walk of faith..

  • Village of fellowship

    I cannot count every moment of encouragement or learning shared with others, but know they have all had an important impact on our family life.

  • There are no participation awards in church

    Participation awards, a modern symbol of a yearning for equality at the cost of merited awards, have no place in church. To celebrate participation is a failure to recognise diversity of skill, talent, and gifting that we are called to use wisely as stewards of God’s gifts.

  • The exacerbation of suffering

    Suffering is beyond bitter at times. It can be extremely divisive, turning church-goer to atheist, turning resiliency into despondency.

  • Court/ing the Antichrist...aka Danny

    If you were looking for a leader in Australian politics, whose primary role in government is to oppose the will of the God who created the universe and in so doing exalt himself, then Danny Andrews wins hands down.

  • Burnout, the growing milestone

    Burnout is state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive prolonged stress. It is eventually experienced at some point in life.

  • Reflections on Australia Day

    Anyone with a functioning brain wants to see genuine reconciliation in this country.

  •  Are there disincentives with church engagement  

    This is an update of a previous article  -  listen uh up to this co-author’s title  -  ‘Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore?’ - Joani and Thom Schultz are the co-authors of this insightful book: Steve McSwain is not so sure and give pointers to why this is not necessarily so.

  • The Church Created the Treaty, but Will the Church Care for it?

    The world had opened up. Along with Europe, Britain stretched across the globe, colonising old lands, settling new nations.

  • Knowing God – No 2 - Tips to go deeper in your devotionals.

    God reveals everything we need to know about Himself in the Bible. Therefore, reading the Bible brings a deeper knowledge of God and how your life fits into His plan.

  • Light-bulb moments

    One of my sons has entered his senior years at school and it has suddenly dawned on him that the work they are given during the term lessons, is to equip them for their assessments at the end of the term.

  • Expecting persecution

    We are living in interesting times - so many changes happening. When I think of the persecuted people in our world, I think we don’t take the threat of persecution very seriously – I mean, that happens in other countries, not here in Australia!