Next week we are moving house and our lives. Between now and then I need to physically dig up the bulbs that I have planted here and put them in either pots or a box ready to take with me to my new life. I feel paralysed. I am looking for self-soothing activities and avoiding…
We all have days when we get up out of bed on the wrong side, feel plagued by self-doubt, look in the mirror and wonder who that person really is staring back at us. We may ask the question: Am I significant? Do I really matter? I’m talking here about our self-image―the way we feel…
Slow fade The words that lingered Whilst I pondered my heart And battled with my mind Deep in my soul I knew I was the one The only one Who had the final say All that has been offered His blood shed His grace given His mercy overflowing He is risen And yet with hands…
Darling one, When they drew this triangle: You and them at the bottom and God at the top Did you ever notice you were positioned as though there was a distance between you and God? The rhetoric of “journey with someone that is moving closer towards God as you move close to Him, so that…
In a world of political, religious and social turmoil, what do you need in order to have peace? Good friends? A vacation? Safety and security? Good family? The majority of the time we think our lives have to meet these criteria so that we can truly feel at peace. Newsflash! Life will never be that…
Nestled within the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians, we find a passage that is known to most of us. Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Don’t stifle the Spirit. Don’t despise prophecies, but test all things. Hold on to what is…
Love is such an extensive theme! Something we all long for—whether from father, mother, or some other source such as friends… It’s something that we give (shown by our actions) to those who we hold dear to our hearts. Something that God bestowed on us through the gift of His only begotten Son and then…
Where am I from? This question has troubled many people over generations, for Christians, the answer seems obvious. We believe that we were created by an all-powerful and almighty God who has a purpose for us. If this is the case, why do we still struggle with our identity and finding our purpose in life?…
On the 10th of July after rushing through Sydney International Airport at a flustering speed, 34 of North New South Wales Conference’s Young Adults, Next Generation Ministers and accompanying parents boarded a plane to Manila. Our final destination was the island of Mindoro, where across 40 sites we would preach the Revelation of Hope message…
If we’re speaking man to man about relationships, let’s skip the clichés. Loneliness is real, and we’re not great at dealing with it. We’re not as good at making friends as women, and we struggle to maintain friendships and keep in touch with mates. Only half of us feel like we have someone to talk…