What a clash and bang of a year 2019 has been. If I could write a haiku it would go like this: “Mum should not have died Probs’ don’t date while you’re mourning. Burn out is the worst.” A terrible attempt at haiku aside, that would have been shallow. Self-pitying. And denying the greatness of…
The year that was! Anytime I stop for a moment to think about this, I get an involuntary shudder because! Man! It’s been quite a year! At the beginning of the year I remember thinking I was ready, and I dared life to come at me; I would grab it by the lapels and show…
There are no wasted moments No aimless steps The wanderings in the wilderness Around Around Around For years they go on No end in sight Turmoil and pain Our only companions Hopelessness Despair Ants On their journey Across the world With no map No stars to guide them But I’ve found That our footsteps Leave…
As I reflect on the year gone by there were highs and lows, but mostly it was made up of the stuff in between – the normal, the mundane, the things that don’t make headlines. There are many moments that are memorable in a year, but those events take up a fraction of the total…
God broke all my dreams this year. Month after mouth, I watched years of invested energy and ministry accomplishments succumbing to hairline fractures by the very hand of God. When you know your purpose for life is ministry, outreach and reflecting God’s character in seeking the lost- ministry can become the thought that follows your…
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…
Worship is here and now Worship is giving your all Pouring out your heart to God When down on your knees you fall Worship to young children Is singing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Watching Christian movies Like Joseph King of Dreams Worship to teens Could be listening To modern Christian songs As they go to sleep…
In Judges 19:1-30 there is the story about the minor wife of a Levite. This woman returns to her father’s house, and the Levite eventually goes to redeem her. However, the return journey is similar to the disturbing final night of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). The Levite lodges at a Benjamite city, rather than…
My brother and I were thrashing through the bush en-route to a peak overlooking Airlie Beach in far North Queensland. A short hike which was only meant to be 800 metres long seemed to go on forever. The steep incline and muddied tracks gave my brother the “great” opportunity to educate me about some of…
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…