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When God uses the unexpected
Recently I was on holidays with my husband in the USA. We used Uber for most of our journeys around and we met a variety of interesting drivers. But none were as interesting as T.
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Our weeping
What we know from historical accounts is that the 1600s did not seem like the greatest century to be living in Europe. As the Black Plague ravaged nation after nation, sweeping through with little regard for class or culture, a 38-year-old man began to cough and splutter. Bed-ridden and fearful of death, he listened as the church bell announced each new victim of the disease, awaiting his turn.
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Opinion: Finding the ‘perfect’ church (it is possible!)
Unfortunately, this search is often mischaracterised as a shallow, vain, or even unbiblical pursuit. Selfish and petty motives are suspected. Leaving is often followed by a rolling of eyes followed by the exasperated line, “More Christians wanting the ‘perfect’ church!”
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I know it, but I struggle to believe it!
My wife, the children and me three months ago were making tracks back towards home after a holiday in sunny Brisbane. We had filled up the tank before we left and our reading on the gauge was fifty kilometers shy of our destination. As we neared home it was evident that we were, by the car's calculations, not going to make it!
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Winter Festival
With winter in full swing, my church holds a festival for the community. It’s always a big event and having an afternoon of kids games, music and BBQ food is great to be a part of.
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ one continuous story
I write for our church’s adult youth program to assist in the broadening of their understanding of the Scriptures. This is a recent one on helping understanding the Old Testament’s purpose.
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Man's biggest problem
I remember an intense week away on a youth camp, being asked a question - what is wrong with the world?
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An Encouragement to Use Lighter Fluid
A few weeks ago, at a birthday bar-b-que on a sticky Texas evening, I had an experience that made my spirit feel like it bumped into an electric fence.
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View - The wild, wild west: western guilt in a hurting world
I need to make a confession about my car: It’s a mid-range Mazda. I know, I know, a mid-range Mazda is not a big deal in Australia, the ‘lucky country.’ But mid range or not, this car was recently a source of guilt for me.
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Jesus, My Refuge.
I was praying the other night, and asked God what he wants my next article to be about. This isn’t something I do all the time as I often have something pressing, but over the course of the last month my wells felt a bit dry, no ideas or passions springing up.
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Good Timing
I’ve always wondered what Esther was thinking on the first night she invited her husband, the King of Persia, and Haman, a high-ranking senior official in the King’s court, to dinner.
