Big camp is many things. It’s more than staying up late and hanging out with friends with a cup of Milo in hand. It’s more than hearing your favourite speaker preach on stage and enjoying special items. Big Camp certainly is a great opportunity to socialise and soak up inspirational messages, but for me, it…
In the sacred scriptures, love does unfold, A story of grace, of a love untold. In the Bible’s verses, we come to see, God’s love for us, unconditionally. From Genesis to Revelation’s end, God’s love for us, it does transcend. In every chapter, in every verse, A love so deep, a love so diverse. In…
Would you be surprised to learn that there is NOTHING in the Bible about dating? None of the people mentioned in the Bible ever dated, as their marriages were usually prearranged. Dating is a particularly modern Western phenomenon as many cultures still do not practice dating. This means that most of the assumptions (what we…
I grew up watching a lot of Disney movies. That’s a whole heap of lads and ladies swooning over each other. Beautiful ballroom gowns swooshing across the floor as they dance, riding off into the sunset and living happily ever after. Forever a day dreamer, I wondered what it must be like to be swept…
Lost within a world where screens are faces and smiles hide pain. Looking around I see humans, Squinting at the dirt, Looking everywhere but at me. I see scars hidden behind emojis Tears streaming beneath the surface, Beneath the mask. I see people passing and bumping Into each other on the street, Only to pass…
With so many marriages falling to pieces, so few of us are turning to Jesus. Many critics cite marriage statistics. But God created it for a purpose, Though many are scared because it can hurt us. The problem is in the interpretation. The worlds watered-down version, a reformulation. Of something so beautiful designed by God,…
The Good Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 24:26-67) The poster couple for when you let God choose your partner. Abraham being the good father that he is instructed his servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac, from his tribe. Rebekah was then selected by Abraham’s servant as a bride for Isaac after the servant…
I’m not ashamed to admit that I am familiar with singleness, my whole life, up until this moment has been spent in this season. I’ve had all the questions, ranging from “Is this your boyfriend?” while pointing to my brother/cousin/friend to “what is wrong with you?”. Coming to terms with my singleness has been a…
Lord, heal my body I said without knowing all the ways You would heal my life. Starting from my heart, the inbred deformity I carried since birth. Every day You kissed it all better, and it hurt. Your kisses hurt me, more than I would have ever expected. They were also the only medicine that…
It’s a good story Even though there a moments That seem sombre Because it’s for Your glory And that changes things You make living worth it When I remember Your love I become stronger for it Because my help comes from above As the darkness subsides The light arrives Because you can bet If it…