There’s a scary thing happening amongst God’s people today. It revolves around what it means to be saved; to have the gift of eternal life. And on that day, I suspect that ...

“Religion” is a word that, frankly, I recoil from – because to me, it carries a lot of baggage. It speaks of rituals and rules, bells and smells if you will, which is ...

One of the biggest mistakes that we can make in believing in Jesus, in being a so-called Christian, is turning what’s meant to be a lifelong, indeed an eternal relationship, ...

One of the things that the Bible promises us over and over again, is spiritual victory. We aren’t just conquerors God tells us, but more than conquerors. Spiritual victory is ...

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 … ...

There’s a world of difference between fact and opinion. We know that. Yet these days, it doesn’t seem to matter anymore. If I have an opinion but your facts offend me, then ...

Living in a country, as I do, where pretty much every native animal is out to kill you – spiders, snakes, I was even attacked by a kangaroo once as a child – the idea of a ...

Sometimes we do stupid things on the spur of the moment. Everything was going along just fine as we ambled through our day and then, BANG! Something sets us off and we rush ...

Every now and then, to use a sporting analogy, life throws you a curved ball aimed right at your solar plexus. When it hits, it knocks the wind out of you. And as you’re lying ...

One of the things that many people struggle with is a lack of purpose – this sense that life is heading nowhere. And that’s true even of people who profess a faith in Jesus, ...

There are times in our lives when dark thoughts invade our consciousness, when the belief that life’s rotten and that it’s never going to get any better overwhelms our better ...

Have you ever wondered why it is that we can be so disobedient, so rebellious, not just toward the authorities set over us on this earth, but towards God Himself? Where does it ...

Sometimes in life – things go wrong – a relationship, our work, money problems, kids….it’s a pretty long list.  And when they do, it seems like nothing else ...

Diversity and inclusion are very highly valued commodities in this day and age. But here’s a question: is it possible to be overly inclusive? Is there a point at which you ...

Question: do you make it a deliberate policy to invite bad people around to your place – sinners, if you will – and to sit down to dinner with them? And if not, why not? ...

One of the key strategies of those who oppose Christianity is to “jam” us whenever we speak up about the things of God, to shut us down by creating an environment of deep ...

We know, you and I, with absolute certainty that one day our time on this earth will end. And as much as our past sometimes fills our thoughts, the real question is how should I ...

Can I ask you … are you looking forward to the end of your time on this earth? Most of us aren’t, and to some extent that’s how it should be. But if you believe in Jesus, ...

As much as we sometimes wish that a difficult patch that we’re travelling through would end, the truth is that even when the chips are down, we still want to cling to this life. ...

Sometimes, adversity is an opportunity in disguise … no, let me be more specific. Sometimes, adversity is a God-opportunity in disguise. And whilst we want to get it over and ...

Sometimes it’s hard to come to grips with the fact that we have some real untapped potential.  The sad thing is when people live their whole lives without realising that ...

Most of us consider wealth to be a good thing. Who doesn’t want to have just a bit more money? But wealth has an ugly underside to it. Sometimes the wealthier we become, the ...

So, the question for you today is … in your prayer time, whatever that happens to look like, how much time do you spend praying for others versus praying for yourself – your ...

Have you ever asked yourself, “How much should I give”? Perhaps it’s a need in your family, or towards God’s work, or to the poor and needy. “How much should I give” ...

Sometimes you’ll be having a conversation with someone, and what they’re saying to you, on the surface of it, is good advice. And yet, it’s uncomfortable because it feels as ...

Have you ever been with a group of people where one person clearly stands out as the smartest one in the room? So you have to ask yourself, how did they become the smartest person ...

Sin – turning our backs on Jesus and doing the wrong thing – is not a sustainable option. It ruins our lives today and eventually it leads to eternal separation from God. The ...

It’s all too easy to believe in Jesus on the one hand, and yet to live a life detached from Him on the other. It’s as though you’re being pulled in two different directions ...

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 … ...

Mentorship is something of a lost art in this day and age. The idea of the older, wiser men and women helping to shape and mould the younger ones seems to have been lost amidst ...

“The fear of God” is perhaps the strangest notion you’ll ever find in the Bible. Seriously. But God is love; He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us so that we could be ...

Life seems to be a pretty constant tussle between pleasing ourselves and pleasing other people. Sometimes we get that balance right … other times not so much. And when we do get ...

None of us wants to admit to ourselves (let alone to the rest of the world) that we have a certain blind spot in our makeup, deep in our soul, that’s ruining our lives – not a ...

Yesterday, we read about having a teachable heart; about the powerfully positive impact on our lives of letting God’s Word correct and instruct us. But let’s be honest here ...

Accepting correction and instruction is something that, by and large, most of us aren’t all that good at. And yet, it’s that correction and instruction which, in the end, help ...

Both as a society, and as individuals, we have the most amazing capacity to deny that which is completely obvious. And that capacity to delude ourselves actually has dire ...

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 … ...

When you find yourself in hot water, which of course happens from time to time, how confident are you, on a scale of zero to ten, that the Lord will step in to save you? And why ...

I’ve been in the workforce for close on half a century – forty-six years to be exact. And in all that time, there’s just a small number of people who stand out in my mind ...

There’s no shortage of wicked people in this world – none whatsoever, which is probably why (just in case you were wondering) you end up running into them on a regular ...

Have you ever been trying your hardest, and yet people don’t seem to appreciate all you’re doing for them? You feel devalued, don’t you? And then, let’s be honest, ...

Yesterday we chatted about self-interest – because all too often we’re way too interested in ourselves at the expense of others who need our help. So, what’s the ...

When politicians are uncertain in which direction to jump on any given policy, all too often they fall back on that old maxim – when in doubt, back self-interest … not always, ...

Have you ever wanted something to be true so badly that you’d do just about anything to make it happen? It happens all the time, and we head down that path at our own peril. Dr ...

Sometimes – we get the idea that, well, God only uses clever people. Important people. People who other people admire. But nothing, nothing could be further from the truth. Most ...

How often have the words that passed over your lips, the things you’ve blurted out without thinking, landed you in hot water? I’d hazard a guess that the answer is … more ...

The image that the world has of a loving God (if He were to exist at all) is that He accepts people the way they are. It doesn’t matter, so the thinking goes, what you do, or ...

One of the worst things we can ever do is to talk over the top of people, or even just hold our tongue – not with the aim of taking in what’s being said, but just so that we ...

I don’t know about you, but I am a master of self-delusion. So many times in my life I’ve believed something to be true, but then lived my life in completely the opposite way ...

It’s easy these days to get drawn into crazy arguments … all too easy. And before you know it, instead of following Jesus, instead of doing good, you’ve been sucked down the ...

Each and every day, as I read the news, as I see how people behave towards one another, the abject evil of so many people in this world just slaps me in the face like a cold fish. ...

Other people can be so incredibly annoying, can’t they? You’re planning on having a day of peace and joy, of honouring God, and then … boom. Some idiot comes along to ruin ...

Sometimes we get the idea that, well, God only uses clever people. Important people. People whom other people admire. But nothing, nothing could be further from the truth. Most ...

Deciding where to plant your seed and what sort of seed to plant, I think you’ll agree, is going to have a huge impact – the overriding impact in fact – on the crop that ...

Yesterday we explored the not unreasonable assertion that self-worship is the world’s fastest growing religion. Everyone, it seems, is taking “selfies”. And as it turns out, ...

It’s been said that the world’s fastest growing religion is … wait for it … self-worship. I don’t have any empirical data to back that up, but just look around. I ...

If there’s one human attribute that seems to be missing from the lives of so many people in this day and age, it would have to be humility; having a modest opinion of one’s ...

This week we’re unpacking what it means to “do good” in God’s eyes. And in an age when the line between good and evil has never been more blurred, knowing what ‘doing ...

Yesterday we read about what it means to “do good” in God’s eyes. And one element of that is to do justice. Let’s just unpack that. What does it actually mean for us to ...

The world these days seems intent on blurring the line between good and evil, have you noticed? And it’s easy for us, for you and for me, to get swept up in that. So … reality ...

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 ...

There’s one word that will completely, radically, change your life. It’ll change the way you see things. It’ll change your relationship with God. It’ll put a song in your ...

Over the last few days, we’ve been discovering that Jesus is not always who or what we expect Him to be. Sometimes … yep, that’s a tad uncomfortable … but for good ...

None of us likes being offended. Sometimes we take offense, because the person dishing it out is just being obnoxious. Other times though, it’s because they’re telling us a ...

If only God would do what we want Him to do. If only Jesus would just stump up and fix this one problem, deliver this one blessing!! Have you ever found yourself thinking that ...

These days, people who have a positive impact on this world tend to be incredibly popular. But could it be that today’s celebrity culture has jaundiced our view of those who ...

One of the biggest criticisms of Christians today is that they’re judgemental. In a world where anything goes, how can these people who profess to believe in the God of love be ...

The reinvention of Jesus – who He is and what He said – has been going on for some time. I mean, why wouldn’t we want to morph Him into something that fits more comfortably ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’ve been thinking this week about why the basic tenets and beliefs of Christianity are so deeply offensive to the contemporary, secular mindset. And one of the reasons ...

One of the things we take for granted is the notion that a human life has a very high, intrinsic value. It wasn’t always so, and in some parts of the world where Christianity ...

In many parts of the world, marriage is becoming less and less fashionable. People just live together, break up, move on, find another partner … and that’s life. That’s just ...

Why is it, as time goes on, that Christianity … that Christians … are becoming more and more despised, more and more marginalised, and more and more offensive to the ...

As we look back on the events of history, we tend to judge the things that happened back in the days of old through what we know today. But it turns out, that there’s a big ...

I don’t know about you, but I have this objective to become a better person as time goes on – little by little, day by day – to deal with my foibles and failures, so that ...

Freedom is one of those things that we all cherish, even if sometimes we’re not entirely sure what this whole “freedom” thing actually looks like. Nevertheless, the idea of ...

You walk past people on the street – blank, emotionless faces and you think – I wonder what’s going on in their hearts today. Those faces hide so many hurts and pains ...

Propaganda has been a thing since time immemorial. It’s just that these days, with the way that all forms of media wrap their tentacles around every part of our lives, it’s ...

I wonder, as you look back on your life, who it is that stands out most in your heart for having helped you through some difficult times; for having stepped in when no one else ...

I don’t think there’s one of us who hasn’t said things that we later ended up regretting. If only we could take it back. If only we could un-say that stupid thing that came ...

Even though we’ve all faced difficulties in our lives, tragedies that we wouldn’t have wished on our worst enemy, I think it’s fair to say for most of us, we wouldn’t swap ...

As I look back on the journey that God’s brought me on, I can see the mighty things He’s done in my heart. And yet as I look ahead, I know that He has so much more work to do ...

There are times when we feel like praising God, and… let’s be honest, there are times when we don’t. And then, there are times when we have every reason to be praising Him, ...

One of the most common symptoms that we all experience during those difficult patches in life is a sense of separation from God, almost as though He’s cut us adrift, almost as ...

Sometimes it seems the more people we have around us, the lonelier we feel.  Loneliness is running at epidemic proportions around the world.  And it can strike when we ...

Boldness and bravado often mask deep insecurities and fears. I can tell you that unequivocally because that’s how I used to live my life; brutal toward people on the outside, ...

None of us likes being criticised. In fact, we much prefer to be praised, so we tend to gravitate towards people who pat us on the back, rather than those who tell us what they ...

Whenever we believe something passionately, as I certainly do when it comes to the Good News of Jesus Christ, there’s a risk – a big risk, in fact – that our passion can ...

Fake news is not merely a political cliché. It’s a profound problem – with bad actors, as they’re called, and even rogue governments deliberately undermining social ...

In any society, any community, there are winners and there are losers. And when you’re fortunate enough to be one of the winners, the tendency is to care less and less about the ...

We live, more and more, in the age of entitlement. I deserve better than this. I’m entitled to say and do what I want. How dare they tell me what to do? And yet to live in ...

When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to use the word “hate”. I certainly was never allowed to hate someone. That was strictly verboten. Even saying that I hated this or ...

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 ...

Do you ever get the wobbles in your faith walk? Sure, you believe … but just in that moment, perhaps right here in this moment, it’s difficult to discern any rhyme or reason ...

None of us want bad things to happen to us, and yet they do. None of us wants sorrow to fill our hearts, and yet from time to time, it does. Suffering is an essential and ...

In our desire to be successful (something that’s been drummed into us from an early age) it’s all too easy for us to give sway to false influencers and start elevating false ...

Divorce is a subject that I come back to from time to time because sadly, it’s tearing marriages, lives, and families apart on a global scale, with devastating consequences. ...

The more individualistic we become in our outlook on life, the more prone we are to resisting authority and criticising our leaders. We’ve seen a lot of that over the last ...