A Different Perspective

Here we are … looking forward to Christmas … again. Can you believe it? But turn the clock back to that first Christmas. What were people looking forward to back then and what does that mean for us today? Let’s find out. Well it’s that the time of ye...

Christmas is just around the corner, can you believe it? But the sad reality is that domestic violence will again spike sharply over the Christmas period. Can you believe that? Well, too often, anger spills over during the holidays, so I thought that...

Way too many people set out to follow Jesus and then they discover – hang on a minute, this being a disciple thing, this kingdom building thing is a lot harder than I thought. Those people are the ones who forgot to count the cost. Those people are a...

The reason Jesus came to earth was to usher in the Kingdom of God – to show us what God’s Kingdom is like and to open the door for us. In short, Jesus was, and still is, a Kingdom builder. So – what can we learn about that important task from Him?  ...

So many people struggle to give up their old ways and live a new way – to give up their personal empire building habits to become true builders of the Kingdom of Heaven. But honestly, before we can change our behaviour, we need a change of heart. A M...

Most of us are pretty darned good at looking after our own self-interest aren’t we? So good that we become builders of our own petty little empire rather than of God’s Kingdom. So what’s the difference then between an empire builder and a kingdom bui...

Despite what some people think, church is NOT a spectator sport. If you belong to a church, you’re meant to be one of the players. And what I’ve observed over the years, is that there are too many – way too many people – who just want to sit on the s...

Church has its ups and downs. Sure it does. Anybody who’s ever been part of a church will know that. And so many people are just hanging in there. At best. But would it surprise you to know that God’s plan for your life – is for you to flourish in th...

It’s the easiest thing in the world to poke fun at this thing we call church. To reject it as being irrelevant, outdated. So many people though – so many people, the same people who reject church – are looking for something, hungering for something,...

When we hear the word “church” – well, so often we load it with a whole lot of baggage – our ideas, perceptions, experiences. “Church” – it’s almost become a four–letter word. But my hunch is – it wasn’t meant to be so.   Church – A Four Letter Word...

Have you ever lost your way in life? Not in some major way. You’re just chugging along through life and then somehow you get the feeling that maybe, just maybe, you’re not where you’re meant to be. Things just don’t make sense the way they used to.  ...

Don’t know about you, but if there’s one thing I hate, it’s when someone upsets my apple cart. I have a plan to do this, to achieve this … and someone comes along and forces a change in my plans. Ooooh how I hate that.   1. A Change of Plan - The Hol...

When we’re travelling through times of great trial, the first thing that springs to mind is that we must have done something wrong. Maybe … but as I read my Bible, what I discover is that pretty much all the great things that God has done, have been...

Following Jesus is difficult. We wish it was easy. In fact, we think it should be easy. But it’s not. It’s hard. That’s just the way it is. And that reality is something that most people struggle to come to grips with. How about you?   1. The Road Le...

With families falling apart left, right and centre, it’s all too easy to look at our family and imagine that it’s beyond the point of no return. But that doesn’t have to be the case. God is on your side – and the time to act, to bring your family bac...