📍 Final Lockdown Video 📍 The last video in this series is a mindfulness exercise focused on accepting God’s grace.…
The Jesus Prayer: A reading
💛 Can I share a favourite prayer with you? 💛
How not to worry about what others think of you
People will have all sorts of opinions about you. What matters most is what God says.
Boundaries with technology and social media
We can all get consumed by the various feeds on our phone or tablet. Here, I offer some tried-and-tested suggestions…
Spending time with God during lockdown
to focus on spending time with God when we’re feeling stressed. I hope this video will encourage you to make time for him and receive his peace.
This world is not our home
The world can seem like a crazy place, especially during lockdown. I’ll be checking in via video every night this…
Lockdown is short; heaven is forever
I am currently in lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19 in my state.
A month we’ll never forget
It’s been almost a month since my 14-year-old nephew Reuben’s life changed forever.
Sunday is on the way: Jesus is risen!
Sometimes I try and imagine what it felt like the day Jesus died.
Ever been so tired you can’t hold your head up?
Ever been so tired you can’t hold your head up?
Beware the gift that stops giving
Beware the gift that stops giving.
Why is it so hard? Because we were made for another world…
We enter the world with simple expectations. We require love, affection and approval. As we grow we become more aware…
God is better than space food
As we unpacked the contents of our bedrooms into our seemingly massive two-bedroom unit, as well as all our wedding presents, it occurred to us that man could not live on bedspreads alone.
Do we really want to get well?
Do I want to get ‘well’?
What areas in my life do I really want Jesus to help me with?
Glow worms are glorious – and so are you.
We edged through the cold, clammy cave. A roof full of glow worms loomed over us. The fluorescent pin-pricks were still, yet…
Will you take his hand if more storms come?
You know that expression ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’? Well, for many people there’s a really fine line…
Relaxation exercise: A conversation with Jesus
In this relaxation exercise, I invite you to imagine you are seated next to Jesus, sharing all your burdens with him.
What God says matters way more than what they say
It’s easy to feel insecure when we assess ourselves using the measuring stick of society.
Moments make up a life
Some people tend to think their life is only worth something if they become famous. Or if they leave a…
A prayer for those days Flesh and Spirit are in a full-on war
I wish I could say with unbridled confidence the only eyes that mattered were yours.
What on earth do we do with our shame? Part 1
Part one of a guest post by Michael Leader, pastor at Beverly Hills Baptist Church. “You can’t tell anyone” –…
VIDEO: Five minutes, three questions
Mindfulness can help us become more aware of the things God is doing in us and around us.
Where’s my head at?
“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” (Romans 8:5)
Sorry to bother you, God…
The Bible does reassure us that God is a God of intimacy – one who draws close to us despite our sin and his incredible holiness.
What makes you come alive?
Doing things for the sake of what we think the world needs is, at best, misguided.
What’s your dominant life narrative?
As children, we are convinced, naturally, that we’re the centre of life’s story.
Time to sort the junk drawer
I have a junk drawer. Don’t we all? It’s that place you put the items you can’t find a home for…
He felt the pain you feel…
I’m so glad that in Jesus, ‘myth’ became real-life history. He ain’t no fairytale figure. He lived, breathed and felt everything that we feel.
Picture yourself on a deck chair with Jesus
I wrote this meditation for those who haven’t felt close to God in a while, and long to return to that intimacy. Enjoy 🌿
