By: Brian Harris
Last week I looked at the journey from loneliness to solitude, the first of the three movements towards spiritual growth outlined in Henri Nouwen’s inspiring book Reaching Out.
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The Decision My Father Made That Changed Our Family Forever
By: Sheridan Voysey
Some of my most precious memories of my dad revolve around a car—like picking me up from roller skating when I was twelve, and driving me to my first job out of school, and. . . the night I called him at 1am to say I’d missed the last train home.
Because “No” is a Full Sentence: When Values Guide Decisions
By: Brian Harris
I’ve always been intrigued by Jesus’ instruction, “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one” (Matt 5:37).
No is Just an Invitation to a Different Conversation
By: Brian Harris
I think it’s Brené Brown who said that “no” is just an invitation to a different conversation. That’s a helpful reminder to dive into opportunity thinking, rather than to assume all is lost when faced with a rejection. But how might this look in practice?
Don’t Fly Your Kite Like That!
By: Justin Bone
My brush with the law taught me more than I expected about God’s plan for living.
From Water to Wine: Finding Purpose in Life’s Ordinary Moments
By: David McGovern
These three pictures below show me in different places or contexts. In one, I am in the studio, in another, I am outside a public library, in the regional town of Singleton. The third and final picture places me outside a coffee shop (leaning into its name, and my own sense of faith and spirituality, I wanted to make a joke about me doing ‘the Lord’s work’!)
Worship Demonstrates He is #1 Priority
By: David Barker
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all peoples. PSALM 96:1–3 (NIV)
Chef or Ingredient. Which are You?
By: Brian Harris
It seemed a strange question at the time. “Chef or ingredient. Which are you?” The more I have pondered it, the more I appreciate its relevance. What’s it getting at?