By: Brian Harris
Have you ever been in a relationship where the person says, “I want you to be completely honest with me” and you make the mistake of believing them?
Christian Teaching
Appreciating the Quiet Life
10By: Russ Matthews
Here’s something you won’t find on your social media feed: celebration of the quiet life.
How to ‘Deserve’ God’s Help
It’s easy to think that God helps those people who most deserve his help.
The Authority of Jesus – Devotion
They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
Living on the Edge: Why it’s OK to Only Partly Belong
By: Brian Harris
Many years back I read Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, and was struck by his story of a young man who said simply: “Basically I’ve always been looking for a place – a place to be.”
Nostalgia, and Why A New Housing Estate Won’t Bring Back Community
By: Stephen McAlpine
I saw this sign on the back of a New Zealand bus (above) and was struck by both the brilliant marketing, as well as the desire for a sense of community that we now simply assume has been lost.
Effort, Excellence, and Exclusion: Three Challenging “E” Words
By: Brian Harris
I’ve been fortunate enough to have pastored churches which grew, and I loved the challenge each brought: adding new buildings, enlarging the staff, seeing people grow in their love for Jesus and each other.
The Debt You Owe
None of us like having debt. Even when it is what they call “good debt,” such as for an investment, we still prefer to not be in debt.
The Fear of Death, and the Death of Fear
By: Stephen McAlpine
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Heb 2:14-15)
The Rule-Keeper, and Why Jesus Challenged Him
This is the story about the Commandment-Keeper, Jesus and false assumptions.