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…
Tossing and turning in bed my eyes were wide open and sleep was literally a dream I couldn’t achieve. I tried so hard to silence the thoughts in my head but they kept shouting louder and louder. I wasn’t nervous about an upcoming test or worried about getting in trouble at school. What was keeping…
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He has united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. . . Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross,…
I was around 12 years old when I decided Christianity wasn’t for me. The reasons were numerous: I had seen the church criticise people I loved, winning Bible quizzes had gotten to my head rather than my heart and I couldn’t see enough evidence for Jesus in my life. The reasons weren’t new, and they…
Moving is hard. There is so much stuff you need to organise and to get done within a short space of time. It’s really stressful. How do I know? Well, I just moved interstate for a new job. I don’t know if it was the right decision to move, but I made the move to…
As Christians, we’re told that we’re supposed to witness to the world, and as children, we’re taught to stand up for our faith even if we encounter opposition. But are we going about it in the right way? Sadly, in this day and age, “Christianity” has become synonymous with intolerance, judgmentalism and hypocrisy. Though some…
The full moon lit the way as their feet shuffled down the city streets, through the gate and out into the garden. Initially a cordial discussion perfumed the atmosphere but that was soon substituted by the sound similar to that of students walking into an exam room. No words were uttered; the only talking was…