“I just need to survive this week, and then things will calm down.” How many times have you heard or said this? I probably think it most weeks when that Wednesday slump hits me. Lately…
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Questioning the Great Australian Dream
I’m averse to most reality television, but the one series I watch every year is House Rules. Teams from around Australia compete by renovating each other’s houses (and later backyards) according to the homeowner’s specific…
God Is On the Move
Today I sat out in the sunshine with a cup of tea and thought about how extraordinary it is that God would move among us. I’d been working all morning in the church office, and…
The Chorus of the Skies
I’m intro-everything. Introverted. Introspective. When the stresses of life pile up, I get stuck in my own head. Every issue becomes a life-or-death deal. One of the things that helps me in times like this…
4 Reasons to Stop Grumbling
Aussies love to grumble. We moan about the government, traffic, petrol prices, weather, and the line for the self-service checkouts at Woolies. It has become part of the culture, but complaining is also intrinsic to…
Making Wise Investments in Our Spiritual Life
This article was originally published at For the Church on 29 August 2018. Years ago I discovered a website that allows you to set goals and stake a sum of money on them. If you…
Don’t Deprive Yourself of a Local Church
I’m lucky to have grown up in a Christian home, so I’ve always known Jesus. But there were a few years as a teenager where I wasn’t going to church. I made plenty of excuses—we’d…
Nothing to Lose
Usually when somebody says they’ve got nothing to lose, it’s because they’ve already reached rock-bottom. They’ve lost what matters most to them, so nothing worse can happen. But as Christians, we can confidently proclaim this…
Two Priorities on a Busy Day
If we think of productivity as getting the most important things done, Jesus was the most productive human being to ever walk the earth. He lived here only thirty-odd years, but he won salvation for…
The Massive Cost of Ezekiel’s Message
Tragedy struck Ezekiel with little warning. God told his prophet that his beloved wife, “the delight of [his] eyes”, was about to be taken away from him (Ezekiel 24:16). She died the next evening. This…