Depression, anxiety and work

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We have responsibility before God to work: it’s part of our created nature, and God has purposed for us to work diligently. We are not to be lazy, wasting away our time idly; we are to be busy rather than busybodies, and burden-sharing rather…

Is Christianity a tribe?

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What’s a tribe?  Well, whenever a woman tells me she studied Science, Engineering or Maths at university, and I reply that I too studied Engineering, there’s a moment of “aha…!”. Suddenly the relationship becomes more open as there’s a bunch…

Reading or speaking the Bible?

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Words are the lifeblood of relationships. When a person speaks to another, the speaker reveals something of themselves to the hearer; when the hearers listens, they come to know the speaker better. Of course, that depends in part on the truthfulness…

Evangelism in the Pilbara

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1200km away from the nearest capital city. 600km away from the nearest set of traffic lights. 440km away from the closest town. 440km away from the closest McDonalds. This lands you in the town of Newman. A mining community with the beating heart…

I learnt to loved to read

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I love to read. Or perhaps, more accurately, I have learnt to love to read. It may not always be the most natural thing to pick up a book. But when I do I’m glad; I open the pages and enter a most wonderful world—of thought. Why do I read? I read books to…

If only God would show me a miracle

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He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken! Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for…