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Unpacking the baggage of life, love, and spirituality

Quote of the day: God is enough

“Our fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we aren’t satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other.”

Ann Voskamp, battlefield of the mind, Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, Satan, sin

Quote of the day: Avoiding deep surrender

We give Him what we perceive to be our obedience yet internally resist a deeper surrender.

Christ, Christian, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, sara hagerty, sin, surrender

Quote of the day: The fear of not being loved

“If we are to love sincerely and with simplicity, we must first of all overcome the fear of not being loved.”

“If we are to love sincerely and with simplicity, Christ, faith, Father, God, god love, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, love others, sin, thomas merton, we must first of all overcome the fear of not being loved.”

Quote of the day: In pain, God gives more

“When it comes to pain, God isn’t often in the business of taking it away. Instead, he adds to it. He is more of a giver than a taker.”

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Quote of the day: God owns every split second

“There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan.”

Christ, CS Lewis, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, Satan, sin

Quote of the day: Keep looking forward

“A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.”

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Quote of the day: Love + truth

“Love without truth is sentimentality.”

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, Love + truth, sin, tim keller

Quote of the day: Pray for your enemies

“There’s nothing that makes us love someone so much as praying for them.”

Christ, faith, Father, forgiveness, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, Pray for your enemies, sin, william law

Quote of the Day: Easter

I love it when someone’s words stop me in my tracks. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing thoughts…

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Just call me a clean freak

I love to watch things made clean… I find a kind of therapy in sitting and watching my front loader twist and roll our clothes around, knowing they’ll come out much better than they were before.

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, sin

The morning I became a world changer

It was one of those rain-drenched days where every city commuter was in the same boat. Actually, a boat might have been helpful, as every other form of public or personal transport was not going to ensure a quick trip home.

Christ, faith, Father, God, Jesus, life, love, sin, Social justice

Will you take up your mat and walk?

ve this re-telling of Jesus healing the paralytic in John 5. It is by author John Eldredge, and appears in his book Desire.

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love

The life, trials and hope of Lindy Chamberlain

a during the 1980s you’d know the story of Lindy Chamberlain. The New-Zealand born Australian woman was camping in Uluru with her family in a public campground when, during the night, her nine-week-old daughter Azaria disappeared.

Christ, faith, God, Jesus, life, Lindy Chamberlain, love

Edging into comfort and love

awoke from my nap to discover our black cat pressed into my side, sleeping. Chloe had edged her way into the curve of my waist to absorb as much human warmth as possible.

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Keep tabs on the treasures

I am grateful – completely and utterly – because today I make the choice to be.

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Three things you can do during a tough time

Are you going through a hard time right now?

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Just breathe. It’s OK not to have a super-duper action plan but to trust God instead.

Even though many of us take a break from work over the new year, it can feel anything but relaxing.…

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10 things to celebrate as 2021 winds up

As the year winds to a close, it’s tempting to give ourselves a hard time about the things that have…

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The Father’s arms are open

Sometimes we’re tempted to think we have to somehow have it all together before we can approach God. That we…

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How coming to faith brings a peace like no other

When people come to faith in Jesus they often say they feel a peace they’ve never felt before. This verse…

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Was it a good year?

How do you define a good year?

Christ, faith, Father, God, Jesus, joy, life, love, sin

Memories of my father

My dad passed away last month. I took some time on this rainy Sunday afternoon in lockdown to jot down some of the memories I have of him. Thank you for reading…

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A glimpse of my father’s legacy

My dad passed away this week at 79 years of age, after years battling dementia.

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Be curious about what you’re consuming

Are you watching too many demoralising news reports or endlessly scrolling social media?
Are you aware of the impact of too much media consumption?
It’s so important to take ownership of what we’re consuming and make wise choices.

Christ, consumerism, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, sin, technology

Resilience and tapping into positive emotions

Here, I talk about proactively finding activities that produce positive emotions.

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, positive emotions, resilience, sin

Notice the moments of joy

Here, I share a story about the boy who taught my friend how to notice and celebrate small moments of joy in the midst of suffering.

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Accept God’s grace with this mindfulness exercise and prayer

📍 Final Lockdown Video 📍 The last video in this series is a mindfulness exercise focused on accepting God’s grace.…

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The Jesus Prayer: A reading

💛 Can I share a favourite prayer with you? 💛

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, prayer, reading, sin

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.

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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…

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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.

Christ, faith, Father, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life, lockdown, love, sin

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…

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Lockdown is short; heaven is forever

I am currently in lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19 in my state.

Christ, covid 19, faith, Father, God, heaven, hope, Jesus, joy, life, lockdown 2021, love, sin

A month we’ll never forget

It’s been almost a month since my 14-year-old nephew Reuben’s life changed forever.

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Sunday is on the way: Jesus is risen!

Sometimes I try and imagine what it felt like the day Jesus died.

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Ever been so tired you can’t hold your head up?

Ever been so tired you can’t hold your head up?

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Beware the gift that stops giving

Beware the gift that stops giving.

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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…

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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.

21, gratitude, marriage, space food sticks, thankful

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?

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

legacy, life, little things, moments

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.

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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” –…

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VIDEO: Five minutes, three questions

Mindfulness can help us become more aware of the things God is doing in us and around us.

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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)

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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.

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Ali lives in Sydney, Australia.
She loves nothing more than pondering the meaning of life over an unusual tea or a glass of wine. She's a true 'creative type' and loves speaking, writing and acting in her spare time.

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