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When God doesn't feel like God anymore

When God doesn't feel like God anymore

Can you feel it? How tired the world is? How much every one of us just wants this year to be over?.

  • The force and the faith

    The lights dimmed slowly as the sound of slurping and packets crumpled from the seats behind. Looking around the room, expectant faces filled every chair as they buzzed with excitement and whisperings as the audience waited impatiently.

  • The Bible is not written to you

    How often have you opened up your Bible and been left scratching your head? Perhaps there\'s a heavily debated scripture that divides your church, or an event within that makes you question God\'s goodness and character.

  • There's something about Mary

    \'Tis the season to sing Christmas songs and one that I\'ve particularly come to love is the haunting and reflective, \'Mary, Did You Know?\'

  • The Pope's link to Australian sport

    Pope Francis recently hosted the inaugural \'Sport at the Service of Humanity\' Conference at the Vatican. The Pontiff explained in his welcoming address, \"Sport is a human activity of great value, able to enrich people\'s lives.\"

  • Amazing Grace

    The word \"grace\", commonly referred to as unmerited favour, has been a commonly touched on phrase in Christian settings—but what about those places and spaces which would not be typically referred to as Christian, in that sense of the word?

  • Lessons learnt in death

    2016. It has been a year filled with laughter, joy, heartache, disappointment, loss and pain. For me, personally, this year has come at a great cost to what I cherish most—family.

  • Backslidden

    Talking to my only Christian work colleague a little while ago, I was being quizzed about my \'Christian Walk\'—specifically, if I was backsliding in some manner.

  • What is that to you?

    Whenever I say \'I grew up in a large family\' I feel it should be up for understatement of the year. One of nine children, by western society\'s standards my family was huge.

  • Have you put God in a box?

    Think about the last time you really connected with God. What did it look and feel like? Take a minute or two to really remember the experience and moment in time.

  • Here I am

    At every school I\'ve taught, my students have \'Googled\' me. It\'s not something to skite about. Rather it\'s matter of fact stuff. You\'re a new teacher. You write your name on the whiteboard. Your students type it into Google.

  • The watchman

    When you\'re in a shopping centre have a look around at the many people around you and ask yourself, how many of these people are probably Christians? In response to this, ask yourself what happens to the others?