Wisdom is something that, on balance, we’d all like to have.  Really.  Problem is, it involves sacrifice.  Sure it’s a great investment in our futures, even in the present ...

Good life skills are essential to living a good, effective a fulfilling life. And yet in most cultures, the learning of those life skills is left to chance – particularly in ...

Let’s face it, we only get one crack at living our lives on this earth. Before you know it, it’s over. So why waste it? I mean … we can live an ordinary life. A safe life. A ...

So many people are asking the questions “How can I hear God speak to me?” and yet they leave their Bibles on a shelf somewhere gathering dust. There is such incredible power ...

There’s probably not a single person on this planet who doesn’t want to be wise. But there are a couple of problems with this whole wisdom thing. Firstly, it’s not always ...

Freedom. It means different things to different people. What does it mean to you? Is it about being free to do anything you want to do? Or is it about being set free from the ...

Too many Christians try to live out a safe, convenient and comfortable Christianity … and then they wonder, why isn’t it working? Others, they can hear Jesus calling them, but ...

There’s one thing about other people. They’re everywhere and we just can’t get away from them. At home. At work. At church. They’re there. And sometimes, they’re ...

Most of the time, when it comes to this whole Easter thing, the bit we remember most is the bit where Jesus died on the Cross, to pay for our sin. And that’s certainly a ...

So often, we see things happening in people’s lives and we feel so helpless.   ‘The problem’s so big, so daunting….I can’t possibly make a difference. I guess if ...

Many people have heard the term “Walking in the Spirit”.  That would be awesome wouldn’t it?  I mean it sounds great.  But exactly what does it mean to ...

We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...

Here we are heading into this Christmas thing again – and for most of us, it’s a bit of a challenge just even to pay any attention to what it’s all about. Every year – ...

For so many people who believe in Jesus, there is a yawning gap between the life that Jesus promises, and the life that they’re actually leading. The compelling urgency of just ...

Believe it or not, God promises each person who believes in Jesus, the power to overcome. The power to overcome temptation. The power to overcome sin. The power to overcome ...

Jesus said that You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. Problem is, most of us don’t know a lot of the truth and the devil has an absolute field day in our ...

Families are something we tend to take for granted. Most of us grew up in a family for better or for worse and many of us have started our own families. And yet as much as this ...

Pain is a fact of life.  We don’t want to think about it.  We all hope to avoid it.  Nevertheless is definitely a fact of life!  And like every other part of ...

One of the things that we do all too often when things aren’t going according to plan, when we have some aches and pains in our lives, is that we set about treating the ...

Setting boundaries in our lives is incredibly important. Most arguments, most wars begin because someone’s stepped over someone else’s boundary. But not all boundaries are ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to become an overnight success.  I think that’s pretty much everyone’s secret dream. Success without the hard work, by next Thursday. Just perfect! ...

Most of the time, when it comes to this whole Easter thing, the bit we remember most is the bit where Jesus died on the Cross, to pay for our sin. And that’s certainly a ...

The big mistake we make in this life is that we think that happiness and joy are the same thing. They simply aren’t. Happiness relies on our circumstances, and they can change, ...

No matter who we are, We live in a world that moves by so quickly – somehow there doesn’t seem to be time for relationships. With family. With friends… let alone with God. ...

As we step into this new year, there are so many people for whom the hurts, the losses, the failures, the regrets of last year are holding them back, robbing them of that sense of ...

Christmas is a time of celebration, right? And yet how many times have you been through Christmas and it just wasn’t all that it should have been? Well, there’s a reason for ...

One of the easiest things to do in this world, is to idolise God’s blessings. In other words, we elevate the blessings of this world, above God Himself. We’ve all done it and ...

Tiredness. We all feel tired sometimes.  And actually, it’s something that creeps up on us – so subtly, so unexpectedly that we don’t even realise it.  In fact – ...

When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...

When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...

We live in a world where so many terrible things are taking place. Wars, atrocities, exploitation, starvation not to mention the political and ideological difference tearing ...

On a scale of zero to ten, how much do you believe God wants to bless you? Not at all (0); a bit (3); yeah, quite a bit (7.5) or more than you can ever hope for, dream or imagine ...

Poor self–esteem is a global pandemic. Too many people are living with deep insecurities that are robbing them of the abundant life that Jesus died and rose again to bring them. ...

Way too many people on this planet – even people who passionately believe in Jesus – are living something way less than the stunning life that God has planned for them. And ...

All too often we get so bogged down in our day to day reality, that we struggle to find any hope in our hearts for the future. And hope is absolutely critical in our day to day ...

In those difficult times that invariably come along, we know that we need faith. We know we that want faith. But how? How can you lay hold of the sort of faith that moves ...

Life is a journey with a whole bunch of ups and downs. Sometimes it feels like one long roller coaster ride. But God has this habit of placing a dream in our hearts, a calling if ...

Contentment is something of a “Holy Grail” for many a person. Why can’t I be at peace? Why don’t I have that quiet, warm sense of contentment? Those are questions that ...

The years roll by so quickly. And then, as we head into December and look at Christmas, then New Year, it’s a bit like, well, what’s it all about? Why am I doing this? What ...

Some people are kingdom builders, others are empire builders. For some people, their main focus is on building God’s kingdom in this world. For others it’s about building ...

A lot of people have a lot of problems with “church”. So much so that even with all the new innovations in technology over recent years, they’re staying away in droves. ...

The Bible tells us to put our trust, our faith, our confidence in God. That’s a great bit of advice. But when we’re in the middle of adversity in our life, it’s just not ...

Families today are under attack from all directions. A lot of it has to do with the relentless march of the armies of individualism and materialism across the globe. There are ...

One day each of us will breathe our last breath and … that will be it, for this life on this earth. Sadly, some people will look back on a wasted life. Because, in our heart of ...

We live in a world where people are getting fatter by the minute. The so–called ‘Western diet’ is cutting the average life short by 12 years – through heart ...

Life is full of awkward transitions from things we know and understand, to things that we don’t. Often we feel as though we’re on an uncomfortable journey with an uncertain ...

So many people are like refugees in search of an identity. What’s life all about? Who am I? Where am I headed? What’s my destiny?In part that’s because we don’t really ...

Believe it or not, God promises each person who believes in Jesus, the power to overcome. The power to overcome temptation. The power to overcome sin. The power to overcome ...

Most of us get to the point at some time in our lives where we start asking, what’s this life all about? I work hard, I do my best – the days, weeks, months, years are ...

The easiest thing in the world for us to do … is to focus on the things of this world. To go through life with perhaps a vague belief in God … in Jesus … but really, ...

Friendship is one of the most important things in our lives. Particularly when we’re in need – that’s when we really need a friend. But interestingly, you don’t hear many ...

As we head into Christmas yet again, we’d all like to think that we have a pretty good life. That we have peace in our lives. But God knows that we can’t have that peace ...

Money as it turns out is a great servant, but a brutal master. So many people are struggling with money matters – debt, greed, all sorts of things and there doesn’t seem to be ...

There seem to be basically two types of people in this world – those who are a blessing and those who are a burden; those who are an asset and those who are a liability; those ...

Each one of us has a special gift from God. An innate ability to do something – one particular thing – better than just about anyone else that we know. The problem is that the ...

It’s easy to imagine that following Jesus is all about keeping a bunch of rules. Some days it does feel like that. That word they bandy about “righteousness” gives you that ...

Let’s face it – we live in a pretty self centred society. Me, me, me … So when we start to talk about God’s blessing – it can be a bit confusing. God is a God of ...

Fear is a natural, human emotion. In fact, fear can be a healthy thing. It stops us from doing things that could harm us. But sometimes, circumstances overwhelm us – a bit like ...

Just about each one of us has one particular sin – well, a stubborn sin, one that keeps coming back again and again, no matter how much we try to get rid of it in our lives. And ...

So many people spend so much time in their lives travelling through stormy waters – they yearn to have their feet on solid ground. And yet, it’s hard to figure out exactly how ...

So often we think we know Jesus….and yet, He seems a long way off. And it turns out, we may know about Him – but really, we don’t know Him. You know what I mean. Well, in ...

It doesn’t matter who we are – we all travel through dark places in our lives. And in those dark times, it can be so difficult to put our faith into practice – to remember ...

One of the things we love to do is have separate compartments in our life. Our faith walk, our spiritual journey over in this corner, and real life over in that corner. People go ...

God is a surprising God. In the middle of the ordinary, the mundane, the unfair – right in the middle of life, so often His defining moments appear. Seemingly small and ...

It’s one thing to know God, it’s another thing entirely to know God. Experiencing the reality of Him in our lives – in a real relationship – is the most wonderful thing. ...

Sometimes, it can seem that God’s promises are just too good to be true. An abundant life – full of blessing. Yeah – right! But it also seems that some people meet Jesus and ...

We all want a harvest in our life. Who doesn’t? God promises an abundance. Yet in order to reap His Harvest, we have to plant His seeds. Discover God’s simple and powerful ...

Most people who believe in Jesus would love to have a godly family. I mean, who wouldn’t. Intuitively, we know that there must be such a rich source of blessing in a godly ...

Question – is God still speaking to us today? And if so – how? How can we hear Him speak? How can we know His will for our lives? These are questions that many people are ...

Many, many people believe in Jesus Christ – and yet somehow there’s a gap between what they believe and how they live. It seems that other people are out there doing things ...

Joy is such a simple word. Three letters. One syllable.So why it in such short supply? So many people believe in Jesus. And yet they don’t experience His joy. And that’s so ...

Christians talk a lot about faith. Their faith walk; faith this; faith that. But what is faith? Well, faith is what you need to get through the things you can’t get through ...

Easter’s a bit of a funny time of the year. I mean, in a sense, we probably understand what God was up to at Easter. But you know, there’s a real danger that we say “Well ...

We live in a world that on the one hand promotes a “me, me, me” philosophy, and yet on the other cruelly sells people short. Little wonder that so many people have lost their ...

Have you ever felt as though it’s all over? There’s no future? It’s as though God is finished with us and He’s put us on the shelf. We’re past our “use by” date. ...

Grace is a short word – but a tricky idea for us to get our minds around. Maybe that’s because these days – grace is not such a common thing anymore.And then we try to come ...

Here we are heading into this Christmas thing again – and for most of us, it’s a bit of a challenge just even to pay any attention to what it’s all about.Every year – ...

Life can be cruel sometimes. Other times, mundane. We travel along our journey wondering “What’s it all about? Is there really any point?” Perhaps there are a few highlights ...

Love they say makes the world go round. More songs and poems have been written about love than just about any other subject. And yes – love is absolutely essential in our lives. ...

Sometimes when we look around – in our own lives and indeed, across the globe – there are so many things going on that are unfair. Injustices. Violence. The rich and the ...

Jesus lived on this earth over 2000 years ago. That’s a long time – and for many people, they want to believe in Him, they want Him to be real – but those old, old stories ...

We live in a world interested in “surface things”. Wealth. Success Recognition…..that’s what people value. So when we end up in a bit of a wilderness – it’s confusing, ...

Here’s a vital question – a question that each one of us needs to answer for ourselves. “If I died tonight … would I be ready for eternity?” Now – many people know ...

Power – people steal for it, fight wars for it and die for it. Power is a seductive commodity in this world. And yet … so many people are powerless. God talks a lot about ...

All too often we get so bogged down in our day to day reality, that we struggle to find any hope in our hearts for the future. And hope is absolutely critical in our day-to-day ...

So many things make so many promises – “buy me and you’ll be happy”. You know the sort of thing! And they never deliver – it seems sometimes we’re on a treadmill of ...

We all feel some stress, sometimes. That’s normal. But way too many of us are living our lives in a constant state of stress and that’s not good. It impacts us emotionally, ...

Most of us have at least one thing going on in our lives at any point in time that, if we had our way – wouldn’t be there. A difficult relationship. Sickness. Financial ...

Jesus said, “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free”. Problem is, most of us don’t know a lot of the truth and the devil has an absolute field day ...

Sometimes it feels that we’re not really winning at life. For many of us – at some point or another – actually, it feels like we’re losing. The Apostle Paul – from right ...

Who doesn’t want to be blessed? What a silly question – of course, we all want to be blessed, right?! Problem is what we mean by blessing … and what God means by blessing ...

Marriage is supposed to be the most sublime and wondrous of all human relationships. And most marriages start out that way. But hereís a shocking statistic. That initial passion ...

We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...

We live in a world that’s changing so quickly. There are so many choices and challenges in life. And so many people find that all of the change and the uncertainty eat away at ...

Too many Christians try to live out a safe, convenient and comfortable Christianity … and then they wonder, why isn’t it working? Others, they can hear Jesus calling them, but ...

We live in a go, go, go, hectic, run at a million miles an hour kind of world these days. And the busier and more connected that we become, the harder it is to remember what ...

So often, we see things happening in people’s lives and we feel so helpless. ‘The problem’s so big, so daunting….I can’t possibly make a difference. I guess if all else ...

Many people have heard the term “Walking in the Spirit”. That would be awesome wouldn’t it? I mean it sounds great. But exactly what does it mean to “walk in Spirit”? I ...

For so many people who believe in Jesus, there is a yawning gap between the life that Jesus promises, and the life that they’re actually leading. The compelling urgency of just ...

Pain is a fact of life. We don’t want to think about it. We all hope to avoid it. But I’ve never met anybody, who hasn’t experienced pain – physical, emotional and ...