3 Things I learned from doing a veggie patch.
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Read more "3 Things I learned from doing a veggie patch."On returning to the blog.
Perhaps no one will read this, and that is ok. It is ok because it was never really about getting a huge following of readers. It was however about two things. First and on the more surface level it was about developing the ‘gift’ of writing. But secondly and more deeply, I realised that writing […]
Read more "On returning to the blog."Matters of the Kingdom.
What follows is a sermon I preached at Waratah Church on the 14-06-2020 Well, there are about 1000 things I’d rather be preaching on this morning, but as I sat there over the last two weeks listening to Steve speak on the topic of biblical peacemaking I found it almost ironic that at the very […]
Read more "Matters of the Kingdom."Why Christians should stop sharing ‘their faith’.
As tempted as I was to write Dale off, the problem is that he leads a church which sees a ‘first-time faith commitment rate’ per year which is 10, yes, 10 times the national Baptist average. just let that sink in for a moment.
Read more "Why Christians should stop sharing ‘their faith’."Every day with God in 2018 part 2
Complete strangers felt like Jesus had known them for years because he articulated back to them the deepest reasons why they had come. To know Jesus is to internalize his love in a way that allows us to answer the spiritual poverty in others. Only one thing is necessary, time with the Lord. As we […]
Read more "Every day with God in 2018 part 2"Every day with God in 2018 Part 1
As usual, every year I try to keep a daily spiritual journal and as such I also every year take one month out to look over past entries. Of course, it’s far later this year, because to be quite honest I’ve been flat out. (You may have noticed far fewer articles published this year.) But […]
Read more "Every day with God in 2018 Part 1"Apples with oranges.
Romans 12:14-15 (NIV) Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Events have occurred in the previous week that has stopped the western world in its tracks. The utterly heartbreaking and grotesque shootings that have claimed 50 lives in New Zealand have shocked so many due […]
Read more "Apples with oranges."The all-time top ten. (updated a third time)
A few years ago now I was first asked to recommend a list of books that I thought were the 10 best books I’d ever read covering all aspects of fruitful Christian living. This is the third time I have updated the list. New stuff added to the list is highlighted in bold. Can I […]
Read more "The all-time top ten. (updated a third time)"What Can a Child Do? (Christmas Day @ Waratah)
Isaiah 9:2-7 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. For as in the day of […]
Read more "What Can a Child Do? (Christmas Day @ Waratah)"“…..Well this sucks.”
Having a 2-year-old means you’re going to be watching a few kids movies. One of Joshua’s favorites is the movie Madagascar. Now if you are familiar with this movie you’ll know that one of the ongoing narrative counterpoints that flow through and under the entire story is this side-narrative concerning a group of 4, particularly […]
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