Whenever things press in on us – be they physical, emotional or spiritual – have you noticed this; temptation seems to come at you at a far greater rate of knots? It’s ...

Have you ever wondered what baptism is all about? It’s an odd little ritual that’s been practised for millennia – first in Judaism and then in Christianity. Even Jesus was ...

In my experience – perhaps in yours, too – God does some rather … well, odd things; things that we don’t expect; things that leave us wondering … why? Take for instance ...

Let’s face it, we only get one crack at living our lives on this earth. Before you know it, it’s over. So why waste it? I mean … we can live an ordinary life. A safe life. A ...

Let’s face it, we only get one crack at living our lives on this earth. Before you know it, it’s over. So why waste it? I mean … we can live an ordinary life. A safe life. A ...

So what keeps you going through the incessant daily grind of life; through the tough patches that come your way on such a regular basis? What are you looking forward to? What’s ...

There’s a tectonic shift going on in people’s mindsets – one that’s been evident for quite some time. It’s the global shift from a collective, mutually responsible world ...

Can I ask you today just to stop and think … what’s the highest priority in your life? Because your priorities end up dictating the course of your life. If we don’t think ...

Cleaning up your act, whatever act you’re needing to clean up in your life, is tough. Those old habits die hard. They just seem to want to cling to you and drag you down. Or is ...

Many a time we know all too well that we’re falling short – that we need to do better here or there in our lives – but it’s so hard to have all your bases covered at once. ...

Question: If God forgives us our sin through Jesus’ sacrifice on that blood-drenched Cross, do we then need to change the way we live, turn away from our sin that alienated us ...

Every now and then, it pays to go back to basics – both to ensure that we’re getting them right, and to remind ourselves of what’s truly important. And the single most ...

Many, many people believe in Jesus Christ – and yet somehow there’s a gap between what they believe and how they live.  It seems that other people are out there doing things ...

The idea of living a victorious life is a seductive one, but also one that’s easy to misconstrue in an age where success has become the holy grail of human existence. It’s all ...

Empathy is one of the most poignant and powerful expressions of love known to humanity. Being there for someone, aching with them, or indeed celebrating with them, just speaks ...

When you see a man walking down the street with a bunch of flowers, do you ever wonder why he bought them? Out of a spontaneous act of love, for a special occasion … or as an ...

Have you ever wondered why sometimes the joy you once had, the joy you believe God wants you to have, seems to have evaporated? Poof, gone! It’s almost as though God’s ...

When you stop and think about it, we know instinctively that our actions flow directly out of what’s going on in our heart. The problem is, all too often, we don’t stop and ...

When we head down the wrong path, when we know that what we’ve done is wrong, we instinctively want to run and hide from God. Crazy, right? Yet that’s exactly what we try to ...

With all that’s going on around the world, many of us are asking ourselves – when is all this evil going to end? And that’s not, by any stretch, an unreasonable question. ...

Many, many people believe in Jesus Christ – and yet somehow there’s a gap between what they believe and how they live.  It seems that other people are out there doing things ...

If only we realised the power of our words. I heard someone say once that words are containers of power. The things we say to others can either bring life or death, truly. I was ...

What do you do when you find yourself in a tough spot feeling completely alone? Come on! What do you do? Do you just suffer your way through it alone? Or do you reach out to God? ...

Life is mostly just about doing the same things day after day. As a wise mentor of mine likes to say, some days you just have to plod for God. But every now and then, you hit a ...

I have yet to meet someone who enjoys being disciplined; who loves it when someone else pulls them up for how they’re behaving. How about you? A good many people – and I ...

Have you ever wondered whether people notice that you’re different? With a gentleness perhaps, kindness, humility, warmth … wisdom. Or don’t they get that vibe from you? ...

If we’re going to be completely honest with ourselves, a good many of the things we desire in this world are selfish, misguided … just plain wrong. And come on, that ...

Most of us have a pretty good sense of the difference between right and wrong. And so we set about trying to do more right than wrong. Just a little bit more right. Just a little ...

So many people are asking the questions “How can I hear God speak to me?” and yet they leave their Bibles on a shelf somewhere gathering dust. There is such incredible power ...

Peace is about more than dealing with the stuff that happens to you – the people, the circumstances, the challenges … all those externalities. It also involves being ...

Okay, so how do you actually experience the stillness, the calmness, the peace of God – which He absolutely wants you to do – when the hurly-burly of life constantly crashes ...

Day-to-day, let me ask you, what drives your thinking? What causes you to do what you do; to be who you are? Most people, if they’re honest, would have to say … their ...

Here’s a blunt, inconvenient truth: your attitude towards the difficult people in your life can either maintain your sense of God’s peace or rob you of it. No, your peace ...

So many things in life can rob you of your peace. But right up there at the top of the list are our relationships. Those difficult people. The conflict. A sharp word, or even a ...

The stuff that life throws at us sometimes can be downright terrifying. Other times, it just seems to grind us down. Either way, what we really need is peace. Where, pray tell, do ...

Deception is all around us these days. Whilst editors and journalists have been putting their own spin on the so-called news for years, these days, because fake news is rampant, ...

So many people are asking the questions “How can I hear God speak to me?” and yet they leave their Bibles on a shelf somewhere gathering dust. There is such incredible power ...

So many people are asking the questions “How can I hear God speak to me?” and yet they leave their Bibles on a shelf somewhere gathering dust. There is such incredible power ...

There’s nothing worse than a whinger, is there? Someone who’s constantly complaining about everything as though the world owes them. Nothing’s ever good enough. No one’s ...

So, what are you hoping for in your immediate future? Doubtless some good things, yeah? And perhaps a blessed release from the pressures and problems of today. But things don’t ...

Teamwork is lauded everywhere you look – in successful companies, winning sporting teams, churches, families. It’s a great concept, but man, those other people can be such a ...

There are times when God feels a million miles away. And that’s rather an unsettling feeling. Even if you don’t love God, if you’re not there yet… still, you know ...

Being good, doing good, can be hard going. When everyone else is behaving badly – and how often does that happen?! – going against the flow is tough. Is it really worth it? ...

Let’s be honest, this thing those Christians call “the Bible” contains some very strange, very difficult-to-believe stories: Jesus turning water into wine; walking on water. ...

Do you mind if I ask you today, have you ever felt broken? Have you ever had this sense that something’s not right; that you just don’t have what it takes to deal with all the ...

In our natural human state of existence we presume that we are the centre of the universe.  Our needs, our comfort, our wants and desires and opinions and ….  We have a name ...

We all have hopes and dreams. One day this … one day that … And that’s a good thing, a very good thing. God works mightily through those dreams. But one day it comes time to ...

Have you ever had someone do something for you with a bad attitude? It kind of robs you of the joy of what they did, because they didn’t do it with a willing heart. The truth ...

There are times in life when no matter how hard we try, how much energy and dedication we throw at something, things just don’t seem to come together. There’s no clear way ...

The thought of being trapped, in whatever form that may take, is a pretty frightening one. Imagine being trapped in the cabin of a sinking ship. Imagine being trapped underground ...

I wonder if you’ll join me today for a stroll down memory lane – through those unexpected twists and turns, the long dry flat spots and the pleasant strolls through the woods, ...

Can I ask you today, how smart are you? As you look back on your life, how well have you followed along the path of wisdom? Perhaps you’ve done pretty well. Almost certainly ...

It doesn’t seem to matter all that much what group of people you get together, why they’re even a group in the first place, disagreements arise. Arguments ensue and ...

In our natural human state of existence we presume that we are the centre of the universe.  Our needs, our comfort, our wants and desires and opinions and ….  We have a name ...

Whilst the education system may have changed somewhat these days, the concept of pass or fail still exists. You either make the grade, or you don’t. You either graduate with ...

Perseverance is a word that we don’t much like, you and I, because it speaks of suffering through trials in order to make it through to the end. Who needs that? Not you, not me, ...

Some people absolutely love receiving gifts – they’re wired that way. It’s their love language, if you will – the way they receive love and affection. Others, not so much. ...

Let’s be honest. There are days when things just don’t seem to be going our way … at all. Other people are doing just fine. Other people seem to be blessed in their lives, ...

When you run into someone whom you haven’t seen in a while, how do you greet them? Or when you send them a letter (perhaps these days, more likely an email or message) how do ...

I wonder what it must be like for a sports man or woman to be chosen to represent their country in an international competition. The honour, the privilege. Amazing! Perhaps ...

We live in a world that focuses on the superstars … on the attractive people, the successful people, those who happen to be the flavour of the month … while the rest of us ...

There’s probably not a single person on this planet who doesn’t want to be wise. But there are a couple of problems with this whole wisdom thing. Firstly, it’s not always ...

Would you be free of the burden of sin? I think we’d all desperately like to be. And the good news is that that’s the very reason that Jesus came to this earth. To set you ...

I’m pretty sure we’d all agree that laws are, by and large, good. Not all of them of course, but most of them. Yet how useless is a law on the statute books that simply cannot ...

Perhaps you’ve heard of enzymes, but do you recall what they do? Well, they’re proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. In fact, in some ...

If you’re someone who’s struggling to make the spiritual dimension, the faith dimension that we all want, to become more relevant, more up front in your life … then let me ...

Here’s something that many struggle with: you want to have some sort of faith, some spiritual dimension in your life … and yet, in the context of everything you have going on, ...

In a world where truth, more and more, is becoming a nefarious concept being twisted, fashioned as it is into weapons that destroy lives, many of us are shying away from even ...

When you think about it, our ability to recognise a particular path as being crooked only exists because we’re able to compare it to a straight path. And to do that, you have to ...

There’s probably not a single person on this planet who doesn’t want to be wise. But there are a couple of problems with this whole wisdom thing. Firstly, it’s not always ...

There’s probably not a single person on this planet who doesn’t want to be wise. But there are a couple of problems with this whole wisdom thing. Firstly, it’s not always ...

It can be difficult to take God’s promises on face value – God’s good, God’s faithful, He’ll never leave you or forsake you … all well and good. But when the chips are ...

Have you ever considered the possibility that through all your hardships, God is preparing you for something extraordinary? Perhaps that’s difficult to wrap your mind around ...

Life, it seems to me, is a tug-of-war between good and evil; between doing what you know is right, and doing what pleases you; between the pleasures of this world and the ...

So, when fear strikes, how do you respond? On the one hand, the instinct to retreat to safety is so strong. On the other, something in your gut tells you that you have to deal ...

Fear is far more common, far more widespread, far more prevalent that we might think. So no, it’s not just you. Fear can strike any time, especially in the face of unexpected ...

If I were able to interview you on a radio program and ask you to share with the audience the one thing in your life right at the moment that you’re most ashamed of, what would ...

How much do you enjoy waiting for things to happen? Something good, something important, something that you’ve been longing for, something that needs to happen, or else. How ...

What’s God like?  Well – what is He actually like?  One of the interesting things that God does to answer that question for us – is that in His Word, the Bible, He uses ...

Can I ask you, when was the last time you praised God? And when you did, how did you praise Him? Those aren’t such bad questions to be asking ourselves on a Sunday when, ...

Welcome to Saturday, the day upon which God commanded His people to rest. From sundown Friday until sundown Saturday it was called the Sabbath, or Shabbat in the Hebrew language. ...

Do you ever feel as though the answers you need just aren’t coming, that the breakthrough you so desperately need is being withheld, that God either isn’t listening or ...

When we’re fed up, we want to give up. Our strength fails, our eyes grow dim, our hands grow weak, our enthusiasm to do whatever it is God’s called us to … well, that’s ...

Okay, so you’re out there slogging away, working your little heart out trying to live a good life – trying to meet everyone’s expectations, trying, if you’re so inclined, ...

When things aren’t going quite the way you’d planned, when you’re facing opposition, when it’s hurting, when you’re frightened and dismayed, every fibre of your being ...

Do you know what strikes me about this present age in which we live? There is so much misery in the lives of so many that it fairly boggles the mind. How can so many people be ...

What’s God like?  Well – what is He actually like?  One of the interesting things that God does to answer that question for us – is that in His Word, the Bible, He uses ...

One of the greatest signs of humility that any of us can ever have is a teachable heart. In fact, without it you can never really lead a humble life. Humility is an incredibly ...

How far do you travel each day? Perhaps you commute to and from work. Maybe you go out for a run or a walk. Every now and then you go on a longer journey, perhaps. Come on, how ...

Well, today there’s good news and there’s bad news. Let’s start with the Good News: God loves you beyond words and Jesus came to die for your sin so that you could be ...

Hypocrisy and self-delusion go hand in hand. To the rest of us, someone whose actions don’t match their words is exactly what he or she seems – a hypocrite. But on the inside, ...

The very best sort of humour, in my book, is the sort that both makes you laugh and think; the sort that’s funny, but at the same time cuts so close to the bone that it rocks ...

Long-standing, deep-seated hatred is as old as time itself. It began when Adam and Eve’s son Cain murdered his brother Abel, and right down to the present day it’s still ...

Do you ever wish that you could have a glimpse into eternity? What will it be like? Is it worth the struggle today, to spend eternity with God on the other side … or not? I ...

Freedom, it’s a great idea, but a reality that very few people ever experience. Jesus came to set the captives free, but what does that really mean? What does that really look ...

Do you know what I love about Jesus? Despite being the Son of God –  the creator of the universe – despite being entitled to so much better from you and me, He doesn’t ...

The real-life battles that we face in life require real-life faith. Faith that’s active. Faith that comes to the fore when the going gets tough. Faith that helps us overcome the ...

Let me throw something at you to see what you think: Any Christian who doesn’t realise that they’re living on a spiritual battlefield is completely missing the point. ...

When you face obstacles on your road through life, what’s your natural reaction? How do you deal with them? And as you look back, how well have you handled them in the past? ...

I’m pretty sure that we’re all across the theory that, handled well, responded to well, suffering becomes a powerful force in shaping our character for good. But when it comes ...