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
It was 11:00pm on a Sunday night and I was pulling out of the grocery store parking lot, exhausted and overwhelmed. After we put our four children to bed much later than we wanted to, my wife Luella discovered that we didn’t have anything in the house to pack for the kids’ lunches the next … Read more
I don’t like to write. In fact, I have avoided writing a book for more than six years. But I couldn’t hold back any longer, because my heart has been captured by a vision that I cannot shake. This vision is Jesus saturation — every man, woman, and child in every place having a daily … 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
Probably all of us have at one point or another asked for God to speak to us with an audible voice. Perhaps we’ve asked for a Moses like experience on top of Mount Sinai, or a transfiguration experience, or maybe Paul’s Damascus road experience. We want to hear God speak to us – we want … 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
Earlier this month I opened the Bible to Ephesians 4:1-7 and wrote about three trademarks of a healthy, growing friendship. Here’s a quick recap: Working Hard: Are you eagerly working hard to develop your friendship? Or are you expecting it to grow itself? Removing Expectations: Where are you expecting to be served by your friend? How do … 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
Could it be that when Jesus told us to “love your neighbour”, that he meant for us to literally love our neighbours? In a world with higher fences, and bigger garages; commuting to work, church and shopping centres… In a world that is isolated and dislocated… In a world that is medicated by our phones… … Read more
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