This month we dive into all things love. Unmeasurable love, deep love, unrequited love, agape love. All the different forms of love we may experience in our lifetime. To kick off the mood, here is a soundtrack that depicts God’s immense LOVE for us: Nobody Like Jesus – Neville D In Christ Alone – Travis Cottrell…
“Living life in this world will test your capabilities and make you feel like following Me requires too much of yourselves. But I only say this to remind you that if you keep trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, and deeply at peace. In this world, you will still continue to experience difficulties,…
Getting baptised is a time of excitement and as many would say, a time of renewal. However, for some of us the renewal phase doesn’t go to smoothly. And we may wonder where we went wrong or if this journey is really for us. Many things may come at us after baptism that we are…
Introducing, Haynza. He is an Adventist youth, 18, based in Queensland who not only delivers the message of Jesus through music, but is also the co-founder of DÉMURCH clothing line. We had the privilage of asking him a few questions: When did you start singing? I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember!…
The good old Aussie mantra: “If it aint broke, don’t fix it”. We have all heard of it, and perhaps even been conditioned to believe it. This saying of old may well apply to farm machinery, but it should not be considered as an approach to our Christian walk, emotional health or relationships. We may…
It’s remarkable how small things can make a big difference. One of the things I appreciate about working at Signs Publishing Company—the church’s publishing house—is driving past the building on Friday evening and seeing the gates locked. It might be only a small thing but it is a visible symbol that we live and work…
Over the past few years, as I have talked about and wrestled with our call to faithfully seek out and create beauty and goodness in our world, I have been frustrated by the seeming disparity between the imagery and language of our two realities. Too often, it seems we witness violence, tragedy, hunger and horror,…
It seems almost inevitable at this time of year that an earnest friend, family member or perhaps someone at your church will announce—with all the breathless enthusiasm and urgency of one who has just discovered a dark secret—the pagan origins of what we have come to know as Christmas. After some years of being only…
It’s nearing closer and closer to Christmas! And you know what that means – time to get your playlist for Christmas day in check. If you are wanting to create the ultimate song list, here are some of my own personal tips to assist you: Tip 1: Contain a well rounded variety of festive tunes…
‘The Star’ takes us on a journey through the most important biblical event through the perspective of the animals encountered on the journey. The movie had so much potential to be a blockbuster but we all know Christian movies are not widely received like that. ‘Star’ tries to recreate one of the most important moments…