Speak the Future into Today
How could Jesus say to these people, “Don’t worry?” And what does it mean to “seek first his kingdom?” How do we live life, so that we don’t just cope with it, but find real happiness in it?
Faith
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Have you ever started something that you felt called to do and met resistance? I don’t think there has EVER been a promise of God that hasn’t required blood, sweat and tears.
When Belief and Actions Collide
The words that stopped me cold weren’t shouted or even spoken angrily. They were gentle, coming through the speakers of my laptop. One sentence, spoken sweetly, that gave me chills.
Why I Thank God For My Painful Mid-Life Crisis
Without any warning, I felt it: A blanket of emotions – depressive, suffocating – descended on me. Taunting me. Whispering to my soul. Making me feel things I had rarely felt before.
A Theology of Chocolate – How Our Twisted Ideas Turned God into a Killjoy
Why is it that something as good as a Magnum ice-cream is associated with sin? Why is it that pleasure is often associated with evil?
He Touches Your Feet
In the Middle East, the foot is considered the most shameful part of the body. So what does it tell us that Jesus had no problem with washing his disciples' feet, a job only fit for a slave?
The Day Jesus Messed Up His Nice-Guy Image
He makes a whip out of rope and starts driving out the animals on sale for sacrifice. ‘Meek and mild’ Jesus is being neither meek nor mild.
The Leader is the Chief Sacrificer
She was a little lady, seemingly unimportant to others. There was nothing outstanding about her at first glance, but she was a leader through and through.
Why Mending What’s Broken Always Means Moving
I wanted to stay in my bed and not move one inch. But not moving means not healing, and being still means staying sick. So move I did, and the healing came.
When Someone Else Gets the Answer to Your Prayer
I can believe He has a plan, but in the waiting for the plan to materialise, I can struggle to trust that He hasn’t forgotten me.