It had been a tiring week but now it was Friday and in the last few days, I had managed to catch up on some sleep. Rain was forecasted for later in the day but the morning boasted blue skies and cotton-white wisps of clouds. Feeling somewhat refreshed and ready for the day, I began … More Awake My Soul
(Republished with permission from Press Service International, for Christian Today Australia) How do we see the church? An institution, a people, political entity, place of healing, place of hurt, place of God’s presence, His bride? The church has been called many things, associated with both good and bad. In light of all this, how are we … More Embracing the Church
Walking the line between freely given grace, and the practicalities of boundaries can seem like walking a tightrope. We want to love, bless and forgive with abundance, but to do so without wisdom or understanding can instead cause harm. We need boundaries to protect us and to be efficient in life, but being too strict … More Grace and Boundaries
There is adventure in being ready to traverse the opportunities God gives us to see His kingdom at work. When we come prepared to take a step of faith, we also make ourselves available to see His glory, and sometimes this is beyond what we could have imagined for the day’s schedule! One of the … More To Each as the Spirit Gives
(Republished with permission from Press Service International, for Christian Today Australia) We have a lot of knowledge in our world; tools to see, understand and monitor things we once simply trusted. What then is the benefit of faith, or believing in things unseen? We still need faith today. It stirs up hope and reminds us that … More We Still Need Faith
When there are so many things to be thankful for, so much in the world that needs prayer, why is it that we sometimes seem lost for words to pray? Do we not know how to pray? Is it that there are just too many things to pray about; that we don’t know where to … More No Words to Pray
“You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is of the heart. And we have such … More Epistle in the Heart
