Why Romans 8 might be a verse for 2025 As a new Christian, I was taught to memorise scriptures, the first being John 3:16–17. Once that was locked in, there was a scramble for all the ‘biggies,’ which were necessary for when I couldn’t figure everything out but needed hope and context. These included the likes of Romans… Read More »
Another delve into the life of Samson I wrote about Samson recently. It’s a well-known story, but I think there’s still a little more to unpack. In fact, it probably warrants a book—but let’s not get carried away! Judges 13 is a story that unfolds in layers: it’s about a people lost in cycles of rebellion, a barren… Read More »
Seek the Welfare of the City: A Prophetic Call to Be Different There are challenges ahead for us in 2025—but God, being God, is already there, waiting for us—not to confront us, but to be with us. We can draw encouragement from the truth that God has a plan. It’s not Plan A, B, or C. More like… Read More »
Somewhere along the way, amidst the busyness of church structures and other “welcomed” distractions, we seem to have lost sight of some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and also of a simple but profound role that was birthed in the early days of the Church: the deacon. I wonder if it’s a challenge that we need… Read More »
Every generation probably has a moment when they take a weary glance at what is going on around them and come to the conclusion that the precarious days they are living in must be the most anxious ever – can things get any worse? We can’t ignore our anxiety – it keeps us awake at night, steals our… Read More »
Let’s talk about essential foundations. A few years ago, on holiday in Fethiye, Turkey, I borrowed a canoe and made my way across what I considered a short distance over the sea to what I thought was a nearby island. A few hundred yards from the island, I suddenly found the canoe being covered by bees! They had… Read More »