Prayer is arguably the quintessential spiritual practice. When you think about it, the concept is profound; we in our finiteness are interacting directly with the ineffable, infinite force of the universe. That is mind-blowing. Have you ever noticed how many … Continue reading →
One of the beautiful aspects of the Bible is that it doesn’t gloss over the topics of grief, loss, sadness, unfulfilled expectations etc. The Psalms are a spectacular example of people crying out to God in the depths of their … Continue reading →
There is a liminal space between faith and practice. A place with unclear edges and unknown outcomes. A place where God meets life. In “The Ragamuffin Gospel” Brennan Manning puts this challenge to us: Describe the Christ that you have … Continue reading →
For over 10 years of my life I worked for a missions organisation called Youth With A Mission on their medical ship, the M/V Anastasis. Alongside 350 people from over 30 nations, we worked to show people what we called … Continue reading →
Our Western Christianity has very successfully separated Sunday from the rest of the week, or in other words, put God into a box that doesn’t interfere with the things we want to do. This includes how we use money and … Continue reading →
I’ll be the first person to put my hand up and say that I live in my head. I’m analytical, logical and deterministic. Yet I know that I’m missing out on a whole quadrant of knowing. Specifically, the poetic, the … Continue reading →
I recently came across this article that I wrote in 2016, and as it discusses our internal biases, I’ve posted it again. Before I left my home country (New Zealand), I had no idea that I had an accent. I … Continue reading →
I am not a theologian, not even close, but I have thought and read a lot about God, Salvation, Creation, Hell and more, as you can probably tell from my book “Big Questions“. Recently, my wife pointed out to me … Continue reading →
Striving to be faithful to the Bible is very important to most Christians, and for many, it is the easiest way to measure their faithfulness to God. The logic goes like this: I want to be faithful to God, and … Continue reading →
Over the past few years, I’ve been thinking a lot more about the traditional Christian views on homosexuality and the Biblical texts commonly known as “clobber texts” which are used to validate straight Christians and tell LGBTQ+ (Christians and non-Christians) … Continue reading →