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.
Three-year-old moment (a short story)
A parent nestles into the well-worn seat and tells me she can’t remember life before becoming ‘mum’.
Make peace with the question marks
“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”
Like riding a bike
I remember my dad teaching me to ride a bike. Fear kept me from learning this skill for quite some…
