Life

When prayer is both hard and easy

My wife survived her first bout with cancer and now has to go through a procedure every 3-6 months to remove pre-cancerous lesions from her body. I have two options open to me where my prayers for her are concerned.

What makes God proud of us?

While the world struggles to find itself right-side-up again after all the upheaval of the past couple of years, Jesus wants us to shine our lights bright like a lighthouse for those who are trying to find land.

Dwelling on the beauty of the Lord

Remembering the beauty of the Lord can ready us for worship, can melt away the sense of duty, and can drive us further in our faith journey.

Dangerous idea: the goodness of suffering

Life will be tough, and it will be easy to look down upon yourself or look up enviously at those appearing at surface level to be more well off, but rather than living in lamentation or jealously, in setting our minds to God above, we find rest and a goal that nothing in this world can ever compare to.

Finding healing from past hurts

In the nature of the world, interacting with people and doing life, impacts and injuries in life occur. How we react to these injuries I believe will determine whether we end up with a long-term scab or scar.

What do you want from work?

I want to encourage you to understand the limits of what work can provide, and look to a greater hope.

Noticing the changing seasons

How often do we take notice of these seasons and allow the changes to stir us to action?

Maverick City Music 'pauses' relationship with Dante Bowe over 'behaviour' issues

Maverick City Music have pressed the "pause" button on their professional relationship with one of the group's lead singers, Dante Bowe.

The good and the bad of rules and boundaries

Rather than hindering our experience of life, God's intention was to enhance it.

Challenging our consumer culture

Whether we are buying into fast fashion, constantly pursuing the most up-to-date gadget, or simply the obsession with acquiring more stuff, many of us remain enslaved by our greed.

Most evangelicals see worshipping alone as a valid replacement for going to church

For the first time, a biennial survey has found that most Evangelical Christians in the United States believe that worshiping alone or only with one's family can be a valid substitute for going to church, a possible effect of widespread closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.