CAN GOOD COME FROM CONFLICT?

CAN GOOD COME FROM CONFLICT?

  I remember the meeting clearly. The church where I was pastor was going well, and we’d specially grown in the number of students attending the church. Several had been baptised, and a few of us were convinced that if we made some minor changes to the way we...
THE FIRST HYMN: A FORGOTTEN SONG!

THE FIRST HYMN: A FORGOTTEN SONG!

What could a fragile piece of papyrus—buried for more than 1,800 years in the sands of Egypt—possibly have to say to us today? Maybe more than we think. THE FIRST HYMN is a powerful new Australian documentary that revives the earliest known Christian hymn, discovered...
WHAT IF GOD SAYS NO?

WHAT IF GOD SAYS NO?

The question can quietly haunt even the most committed follower of Jesus: What if I hear God’s voice and it disrupts my plans? We long to hear Him—until the moment it might challenge our carefully laid desires. A young woman once expressed it perfectly: “I’m too...
FINISH THE RACE: DEVOTION

FINISH THE RACE: DEVOTION

Australian Patrick Tiernan had kept up with the favourites for almost the entirety of the 27-minute race, but just 50 metres away from the finish line, he dramatically collapsed. TV commentator Bruce McAvaney said at the time, “You can see Pat, he is absolutely done...
LIFE IS NOT LINEAR

LIFE IS NOT LINEAR

Detours Lead to Questions  I got married for the first time at 19. My dreams for that marriage were pretty standard, I think: grow old together, have lots of children, buy a house, sell it after a few years and buy a bigger one, travel, and then have some grandkids...