What are you pursuing most earnestly in your life at the moment? The US Declaration of Independence enshrines the right to the pursuit of happiness, and I suspect this is what most of us think…
Book Review: According to Plan (Graeme Goldsworthy)
One of the most important things every Christian needs to understand about the Bible is that it’s not a random collection of unrelated books. There is a whole grand storyline running from beginning to end….
Getting Out of Survival Mode
“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…
August Links
Once or twice a month, I gather up links to some of my favourite reading and resources from the past fortnight. I’d love to know what you’ve been reading in the comments too. Articles Two…
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…
Book Review: The Promise is His Presence (Glenna Marshall)
When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, they lost the very thing they needed most—they were cut off from God’s presence. The rest of the Bible chronicles God’s plans to restore his wayward people….
The Lord is My Shepherd
The theme of God as our shepherd runs throughout the whole Bible. As we move from the Old Testament to the New, we get a clearer and fuller understanding of this glorious truth. Let’s look…
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…