Darryl Eyb 
Last post I shared about shrinking the church. It tells part of the story of how I can to plant our simple church. Acts 2:42-47 was a Bible passage that inspired me. So much so I considered naming the church 242. Everyone in churchland knows this passage. It’s the ‘what you want your church to … Read more
Growing up in the 80’s, I watched Honey I Shrunk the Kids. The movie is basically about the adventures of some kids who are accidentally shrunken down to the size of insects. So much of the culture around me says that bigger is better; size is the measure of success. I wondered if this was … Read more
I remember when Matt and Sarah moved to another city and left our church. I felt so frustrated because I love this family. They had so much leadership potential and I hadn’t walked them through it fully. I began to realise that I was trusting myself to build the church. Trees are among the most … Read more
I just took a look at the drought map for the state where I live. To say there is a drought in New South Wales is a huge understatement. Officially only 0.4% of the state isn’t in drought, while 0.3% is recovering. The remaining 99.3% is experiencing drought. Now that’s bad. Now, Texas is big, … Read more
‘Knowing Christ – loving him, worshiping him, meditating on him, enjoying him, and becoming more like him – is the primary resource every evangelist must have’ – Megan Hill. Joyfully Spreading the Word edited by Kathleen Nielsen and Gloria Furman focuses on the centrality of evangelism in the Christian life. Now, joy probably isn’t a … Read more
The clouds had been building for a couple of days waiting for the chance to break free from their restraints. You know what the Autumn rains are like – when it rains, it pours. The downpour, then, was no surprise. Nor when the power went out. Nor the flood that cut us off from the … Read more
I see life as being part of God’s mission to the world through Jesus empowered by the Holy Spirit. In other words, daily life is the place I get to interact with God, see what he’s up to in our world and draw people’s attention to him. This is what I mean when I talk … Read more
When Darkness Seems my Closest Friend is the latest book by British minister Mark Meynell. He writes about his personal struggle with depression and the impact it has had on his life and ministry. As a fellow depression sufferer, I believe this book is a gift to the church, wayfarers, and those who seek to … Read more
Oh, the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? And who has ever given to God, that he should be repaid? For from him and … Read more
I woke up this morning with a familiar feeling. I want to close my eyes, roll over and go back to sleep, but I knew I couldn’t. It was time to face myself – I feel like a failure. I haven’t done anything wrong and yet I’m sinking in shame. What’s wrong with me? The … Read more
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