One of the critical moorings from which we have broken free, is shame. But, not in the sense of the shame produced by our sense of broken identity because of sin. No, what I speak of is the sense of shamelessness – at the other end of the spectrum - that is so openly and blatantly displayed these days. We have seen so much of this of late – in very public arenas. Take, for instance,…

Many believers have constructed a God to worship that has saved them from their sins but will eventually welcome everyone into heaven anyway – regardless of how they live. Only a fool could happily accept that logic…

My understanding, as I read scripture, holds that there are more than two official sacraments – there has to be! I believe that there are several other significant ways in which heaven intersects with earth…

There are sometimes very dark valleys where the spiritual attacks we experience are most evil, very intimidating, oppressive, suffocating and very real and terrifying; and it may take us some time to work out that we are, in fact, under spiritual attack. Of course, although the…

In February, Time Magazine asked, in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on Israel last October, the frustrated question, “Why won't anti-Semitism die, or at least die down?” They had no answer, either.

But the question must be answered…

The apostle Paul is in jail. In a few weeks he will be executed for preaching the Gospel about Jesus Christ. His ministry has been a long and hard and, often dangerous, road. The letter to the Philippian church is one of two last letters he will write. The final one was…

But here’s the great insight I gained in all of this. When Daniel was lifted out of that lion’s den “no wound was found on him”. There was not a scratch. This is a crucial spiritual insight. God shows up for us in the worst places, in times of unfairness, betrayal, heartbreak, testing and sorrow …

The first soft victims were tossed aside, unable to draw their first breath let alone utter their first word of protest; and the children so often discarded by parents who didn’t want to stay married, were traumatised and many are now so angry. Now, more and more, women are the next soft victims, and we must stand up against it, not just in street march protests, with grandstanding politicians, but with…

One of the strategies that paves the way towards ultimate inversion is to create fear and then demonstrate that ‘we’re doing this for the safety of everyone’, and things like ‘we are following the (unelected) medical, scientific or (conflicting) expert advice’. This is often a fake moral ground construct,…

In this current season, I and the leadership team are seeking to mobilise our church into a strong and effective disciple-making community where the redemptive power of God completely transforms lives so that they move with great authority and power in the mission of Jesus – who purchased us, ransomed us, with His blood.

God, by His Spirit sustains that biological life. But on Easter Day it is not biological proof of life, that so stunned Christ’s followers. No, this was something else. Jesus was different. This was more than some biological life force – this was resurrection life, and it had never entered the world before Jesus.

Easter is here once more. Take the slow pilgrimage with Jesus from the upper room to Skull Hill. So much happened in less than 24 hours. It changed everything. It still does. Marvel at the enormity of the sacrifice of the sinless Lamb of God and it’s tremendous power! Worship Him afresh as the Spirit reveals new things about the salvation God made for us through Christ – and why He paid such a price. And live it now. This is GOOD Friday.

Prepare for Palm Sunday … prepare for Good Friday. Prepare to receive the One whom God sent to us. Let Him be to you the Messiah He really is because that’s the One you need.

I have often wondered how God could hold back His wrath as the sins of humanity just kept piling up …  I can only conclude that His love for us is so great, His mercy and compassion is so far reaching, so deep and rich, that it constrained His wrath, until the Lamb of God was ready to appear on the earth.

Is this list of last things enough for you, dear believer? Are they enough in the midst today with all that is going on for you?…

In fact, God reminded Moses that when he heard God’s voice, he saw no shape or form. God is beyond anything our minds can comprehend. So, what does it mean to have a personal relationship with this kind of God? I mean, that’s a hard thing for most people to nut out….

The blood of the Lamb of God cries out to Father as our witness that we are His redeemed saints and nothing can change that. We have been ransomed! Bought with a great unpayable price … But wait, there is more…

On more than one occasion early on he had established a small (discipleship) group only to return after ministering all over the countryside to find this group in disarray, and the wheels starting to fall off. He was perplexed to no end. Wesley began to strategise…

One job. It’s simple. Every disciple is a disciple-maker. Together we’re on a journey to discover what this means as we work together – a rejoicing band of disciples, learning how to become like Jesus, and helping others to do the same.

As I observe it, the biggest “fact” to which many believers feel entitled today is the “right” to pursue discipleship and faith on their own terms. Whether this is about contrary ideas to God’s Word concerning sexuality, gender, climate change, sin, the use of money and so on, doesn’t seem to bother these people. They create their own facts to justify preferred behaviour and values. This is the one big…