Might I ask you an uncomfortable question today? How good are you at suffering? No, it goes further than that – how good are you at cooperating with God in the midst of ...

Can I ask you, how important are your feelings to you? How important is it for you to feel good about yourself? If you believe in Jesus, is that even something you should be ...

“Feeling good” is a concept that we all understand. And yet for many of us, finding that place, experiencing that feeling … well, it’s like a dog chasing its tail. We ...

The Bible talks about the harvest of righteousness.  And yet so few ever reap that blessed harvest.  The harvest is a time of blessing and celebration.  And the righteousness ...

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 ...

If you’d asked me to a word association test before I became a Christian, and you’d thrown in the word “Bible” I’d have responded without thinking, with ...

The law of the jungle is very simple. The people who are good to you, be good back to them. The people who are bad to you, be bad back to them. It’s just the way things are. ...

Frankly, some people impress us and others don’t. Some people look good and sound good, while others don’t. And if we’re perfectly honest with ourselves, we tend to ...

Being on the wrong end of some injustice … well, there’s nothing worse is there? That’s why we so stridently stand up for our rights. And yet it seems that our world is full ...

You mention the word “love” and for most people it conjures up the idea of happiness and romance. That’s fine … except, when it comes to one imperfect person loving ...

Arguments sometimes are unavoidable. And yet, there comes a point in each argument when you and I can decide to play it differently, when you and I can take a step back and make ...

I wish I could tell you that following Jesus is an easy thing to do. It’s not. It never was and it never will be. It’s not a journey for the faint-hearted. But then at some ...

In a world that values success and recognition – it’s funny how many people are chasing after those things in way or another – and how few people ever experience fulfilment ...

We all know strong and courageous people in our lives. We admire them. We wish we could be like them. And yet, more often than not, we come to the conclusion that strength and ...

I don’t know about you, but sometimes as I’m head down doing the things I have to do, you start wondering what it’s all about? Is there any meaning to it all? Where’s it ...

“If only I had just a little bit more. Not a whole lot, just ten percent. That’d do it!” Isn’t that what pretty much most of us think when it comes to money? Just a bit ...

Have you ever found yourself at the point where it feels as though you’ve somehow misplaced God amidst all the busyness of life? You love Him, you believe in Jesus, but somehow, ...

We hate to admit it, but sometimes, our circumstances get the better of us; they overwhelm us, to the point when nothing we try, nothing we do seems to get us back on top again. ...

As someone who believes in Jesus, there’s nothing worse than when we’re dry on the inside. When somehow that genuineness and spontaneity in our relationship with Jesus seems ...

Why is it that some people seem to power on and grow and flourish so amazingly when they give their lives to Jesus? Whilst others … well, you know – they’re alive, but only ...

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 ...

I wonder … how do you choose your friends? Most of us befriend people without even thinking. There’s no interview or selection process. We don’t ask them to apply and then ...

It would be interesting to do a survey of people’s prayer lives – to see how they pray. Do they just ask God for stuff, pour out their hearts to Him? Do they worship and adore ...

I don’t think there’s a single person on planet Earth who, right in this instant, is living the perfect life – a life that’s completely problem-free. So what are the ...

There are times, let’s face it, when we end up in a place, in a situation that we simply would never, ever have chosen for ourselves. You know … that place where it feels as ...

I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve had a good plan; a plan to do this, to head in this direction, to take this long road … and then God’s come along and ...

So, what are the bits of your life that God wants to be involved in? Is it just the spiritual side, the emotional side? Or does His reign, His kingdom, His provision and blessing ...

Relationships are funny things. The more you dive in, the riskier and yet at the same time the more fulfilling they are. So what we often do is keep people at arm’s length. ...

So often, we look around at our lives and you know something, they look a bit parched and dry. Some joker comes along and says “I don’t think life is meant to be like that.” ...

What’s in it for me? Isn’t that the question we ask about pretty much everything? And yet, there’s something, one thing, that will turn that question, that perspective, ...

When someone does something to hurt you or annoy you, what’s your first reaction? Well, the natural thing to do is to judge them, to condemn them. That’s fine, but whilst it ...

Many people these days have an “investment portfolio” to save for a secure and comfortable retirement. Fair enough. But how many have a “giving portfolio” to help those ...

It’s funny how often God speaks to us through simple ordinary things that happen in our lives – through young people cleverly mucking around with technology. God is speaking, ...

Tell me, when it comes to Jesus, how close are you to Him? Do you hear His voice day by day, or is that kind of closeness, that kind of intimacy but a dim, distant memory? A ...

They say that you should never say never; it’s this idea that the completely unthinkable is never impossible. And it turns out that what may be unthinkable today becomes a ...

When someone treats you badly, a really common reaction is to want to smack them in the mouth – if not physically, then certainly metaphorically. But before you do that, ...

God’s blessing is an amazing thing. And it’s also something that frankly a lot of people are confused about. Join Berni this week as he takes a powerful and practical look at ...

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 ...

Pain is a fact of life … it just is. That’s not up for debate. But what people do wonder about is the reason for pain. When we’re suffering we all ask ourselves, “Why is ...

Abject poverty is so widespread in this world today, that all too often we can come to the conclusion that there’s nothing we can possibly do to make a difference. And of ...

Priorities – they’re a funny thing. We know we should prioritise our lives better – our time, our money, our focus. We should spend them on the things that really matter. ...

Ever seen one of those embarrassing street preachers on a corner, up on a soap box, Bible in one hand, shouting “Repent, you sinners, repent or you’re going to hell”? And ...

Heaven, hell, eternity … they all seem pretty irrelevant now. But then when eternity comes upon us, as it inevitably will, the only thing that’ll seem irrelevant are all the ...

Life is full of seasons, and not each season is going to be one that we enjoy. We know that, in theory at least, but when we’re in the middle of one of those deep, dark, cold ...

I don’t know whether you’ve ever thought of this, but God is in the healing business. Now, He doesn’t always heal everyone physically – some, not others. I truly have no ...

Sometimes, we think we’re going along just fine – and then we react to something and all of a sudden, we realise, we’re carrying around a bunch of hang-ups. Baggage. Join ...

Most times, suffering just doesn’t make sense. We struggle against it, we cry out to God, and still the suffering goes on. You have to ask yourself, what in the blazes is God up ...

One of the biggest criticisms of Christianity is that it’s just a bunch of old, irrelevant rules. And who, after all, needs more rules in their life? I totally get that because ...

Part of growing up, I think, is owning our own mistakes. Now, when we make a mistake, often our first instinct is to blame someone else. But owning our failures, our weaknesses, ...

Heaven and hell – oh, really Berni … are you on about that again? They don’t seem all that relevant to us on a day to day basis. But one day … one day, they’re the only ...

The more technologically sophisticated we become, the more distant people seem to become in our lives. Be they those scanners in the supermarket, or vending machines, or automated ...

The easiest thing in the world is to disagree with God, or at least to disagree with what we think He’s saying. People do it all the time … and to their great detriment. How ...

Sometimes the only way to deal with the 800 pound gorilla in the room, is to ask God for a miracle. But – well, will God do a miracle for me? Should I ask? What if He says no? ...

Do you ever find that humdrum getting you down? Why does every day seem to be the same as the last? And yet, right there in the midst of the bog ordinary, there is so much joy to ...

It’s easy to look at what’s going on around the world and come away thinking “What a mess!” And that’s even true in our own little patch sometimes. But there is a force ...

Have you ever thought to yourself, how dare these Christians claim that their truth is better than my truth? How dare they try to impose their outdated morality on me? If so, you ...

We like to doddle along through life, doing the same things we’ve always done, hoping for a slightly better outcome each day, honestly, without ever stopping to think whether ...

In today’s lucrative marketplace, branding is everything. If you can establish a cool brand out there, even if your product is a bit so-so, you’re likely to make it big. But ...

There’s not a lot of good news on the news these days, I’m sure you’ve noticed. But even when things are going well, I think we have a tendency to over-think and ...

If someone could give you the one thing that you really, really want, what would it be? Think about it. And then, when you had it, would it satisfy you deep down for the rest of ...

Mercy is not something that we talk a lot about. Oh, we might do, in a “Christianity”, religious kind of way … after the Sunday sermon. But somehow, God’s mercy isn’t ...

Fear and worry are things that we all go through. For some, they are constant bedfellows. Well this week on the program – Berni is doing some real “rubber hits the road” ...

Other than the basics – food, shelter, the bills you really have to pay – what was your last purchase? Come on, what was it? Next question – did you really need it, or did ...

There are times when we just feel exhausted. Just living life is hard enough, but following Jesus … well, just like He promised, that makes things even harder. So the temptation ...

The notion that God can be intimately involved in our lives … well, sometimes it just sounds crazy. Hey, sometimes you and I don’t even know what’s going on. How can a busy ...

Something we don’t often think about is how we treat others. On the other hand, we think rather a lot about how they treat us. That has to tell you something, right there. So, ...

So, last night, what did you have for dinner? Did you enjoy it? And what about breakfast this morning? Was it good? It’s great to have a full tummy – to be nourished, ...

For many people, church is great – not for everyone, mind you, but for many. I see lots of comments on Facebook about how much people enjoy their church family. Great … but is ...

There’s no such thing as a small sin. Dabble in sin, and it very quickly spirals out of control.

Fear is a subject that we don’t much like to talk about and yet, it’s important because fear is something that we all travel through. And it turns out that the way we handle ...

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 ...

Always try to do what is right, to be devoted to God, and to have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

Many people have a nagging sense that something in this life is missing. Do you?

Sunday’s coming … another trip to church, same people, same songs … really? Boring.

God is in the business of transforming your life … from old to new. Are you ready?

We all try to shove God into a convenient box. The problem is, He simply doesn’t fit.

Morality, these days, seems to be a moving feast. But still today, right is right and wrong is wrong.

The more you look at the universe, the more you realise that you don’t have enough faith to believe it happened by chance.

We know that sin ruins our lives. We just do. And it seems that each one of us has a slightly different “Achilles heel” when it comes to sin. So it makes sense to understand ...

“I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow.” That’s uncertain hope. God’s hope is the complete opposite.

Jesus came so that we could have life and have it abundantly. So, are you living an abundant life?

Some people are too busy to spend time with God. Perhaps that’s why they’re so exhausted.

Good News: Jesus didn’t come to judge us, but to save us. So you need never hesitate in turning to Him.

Growing up is about moving from selfishness to selflessness. So, are you a grown up or not?

Money is a great servant but a terrible master. Which of those is it to you?

Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

We know that sin ruins our lives. We just do. And it seems that each one of us has a slightly different “Achilles heel” when it comes to sin. So it makes sense to understand ...

The easiest thing to do as a Christian is to give up on church. But that’s not God’s plan.

It’s wonderful being on the receiving end of mercy, but showing mercy to others is a lot harder.

How we use the freedom we have in Christ speaks to others about the Jesus in whom we believe.

How different would this world be, if we loved the difficult people around us with God’s love?

How much time do you spend plugged into technology rather than connecting with people?

No one likes having their plans disrupted. So how do you deal with unwelcome interruptions?

Wow … we Christians, we love saying things like “I walk by faith, not by sight”, until of course the things that we see are scary. Then we’re reduced to a whimpering, ...

Just about everybody I talk to is able to point to something in their lives that’s just not working. A Relationship. Just how they feel about themselves. Whatever it is. We all ...

Rush, rush, rush … have you noticed how transactional our world has become? Even with people we know, we often don’t want to stop to chat because we have places to go, things ...

One of the things I’ve realised the more my hair’s greyed as the years have marched on is that quite honestly, I’m a master of self-delusion. How about you? We can be so ...

The notion that Jesus came to save me, to save you … truly, some days it seems so incongruously disconnected, so divorced from the realities of life here in the 21st century, ...

You’ll often hear me talking about the law of proximity. Put simply, the closer something is, the bigger it appears, and the further away it is the smaller it appears. So ...

It’s easy to be dazzled by all the hi-tech in our lives, absolutely. But as much as technology is changing our lives, there’s something else or should I say someone else ...