Away from home

Is goodness inborn?

During the recent ARPA conference, in Christchurch, I was very encouraged by the heart-warming stories of how the people of this beleaguered city responded positively to a series of tragedies.

Finding satisfaction in Christ

All of us know who we are, but I bet that you guys don't know everything about yourselves. You might not fully understand your emotion, strength, weaknesses, and even your future.

Implicating homesickness

When a child, I heard stories of my mother's childhood in England and her adjustment to Australia, where she came as a lonely teenager. She did, however, find more opportunities here. She was a lover and player of cricket, even barracked for the Aussie team. Although nostalgic for some of the English experiences of her childhood, she never ever mentioned she wanted to go back.

Hanging

The moment in life when you have started something but have not yet reached your destination - hanging. Or a time when you feel you are getting nowhere - hanging. Or the place between receiving a promise and seeing the fulfillment of it - hanging, Hanging, HANGING!

Let God define you

'What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?' It was our first proper date and the question came out as we were driving to dinner. Maybe he knew me well enough to know that I would know what my Myers-Briggs type was. Or maybe it was some sort of test to see how emotionally developed I was.

Selecting a church - 10 errors

It was fascinating to read an archive article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Stephen Ottley, entitled "Top 10 car buying mistakes". I considered the parallels with these issues when considering which church to choose.

Sport franchise ideas

Business franchising is a common idea known to us all. Most local major business houses are under franchises or similar financial agreements. McDonalds, Kentucky Fried. White goods firms, bedding and furniture, huge building enterprizers and even the big-time hotel industry.  

Your Story Counts

I was recently asked to provide a short article about the story of my life. Initially I thought that would be easy enough, until I sat down and started writing it and discovered it’s not as easy to be succinct as I thought.

God’s stamp of approval

Fear God and keep His commandments

My church’s youth group embarked on a 40 day devotional experience called the “Seek Him Challenge.” The challenge was created to encourage youth to develop a habit of pursuing intimacy with God. The challenge had a few stipulations, one of which was to have your first and last interaction for the day be time spent with God.

Spiritual schizophrenia – Spirituo-ideological insanity

For years, considerations of a spiritual disease have percolated my mind. There is a disease so widespread, covert and mentality dominating that you may be reading these words right now, and not even know that you have Spiritual Schizophrenia.