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Courage to change

Courage to change

We all love a rousing Bible Scripture to tweet or post to our social media accounts. They become motivational memes and niceties that help us navigate long winters and bad days..

  • WARNING: You cannot unread this article

    Humans are curious creatures, it's in our nature.

  • In the storm: the danger of compartmental Christianity

    As I began to write this, I was under water. Lots of it. My bedroom floor was flooded with several inches of water. Water was streaming down the wall and pouring down from the top of my closet.

  • Christian humour—an oxymoron?

    "Elesha, what did the fisherman say when he caught a fish?" said an overexcited 8-year-old. "What?" I asked. "I caught a fish" she replied, giggling hysterically

  • Big fish, small pond

    I grew up in a small country town, and like most country towns, the local footy club was a central hub of the community.

  • Prayer and mindfulness — are they contradictory?

    The practice of mindfulness has become mainstream. It’s being promoted in classrooms, prisons, workplaces and ad hoc groups. Many benefits are claimed for mindfulness...

  • Christian art

    I suppose my earliest thoughts on the topic of Christian art begin with a music festival. When I was fifteen the Christian music festival Parachute was in its heyday.

  • Violence, mirth, community, and Christ

    You've probably seen those two masks strung together that symbolise drama, the one that is sad, the one that is happy. It's an ubiquitous sign of drama...

  • Person of Faith — Ian Worby

    Ian Worby was 10 when he accepted Jesus as his Lord. His work commenced at 2TM, Tamworth but after two years he moved on to work for his father. When his parents divorced Ian struggled.

  • Let's talk about sex

    If you're expecting to read on only to find out how my provocative title cleverly relates to a much more "safe" topic then you will be disappointed.

  • The wonder of home

    "I want to see us become a family—the body of Christ become a home for the world."

  • In the Name of Jesus, why?

    Keith and Debbie Jaggers were missionaries in We, northern Ghana, Africa. The 30,000 population was predominantly Moslem. The hatred aimed at the Christians was intimidating ...