I have to admit, when I think about Easter, evangelism doesn’t spring to mind. We’re pretty comfortable with Christmas evangelism; inviting neighbours along to carol services, perhaps engaging with friends on what Christmas means for them and how they celebrate. But Easter? Most of my friends don’t really care about Easter. They’re glad for a long weekend and a few months of creme eggs, but that’s about it.... continue reading
Here are a few hidden details you can spot as you read it.... continue reading
This morning we woke to the news of the deadliest shooting in New Zealand’s history. 49 people have been killed and at least 20 wounded at 2 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. It can be very difficult to know what or how to pray in the wake of such horrific attacks. Feel free to use this prayer as a guide.... continue reading
If you think that saying ‘I don’t know’ means you’re a failure (because you’re paid to know, you ought to know) then you will never learn anything.... continue reading
Parents have a built in feedback loop for emotions in their children. We cuddle them when they cry; we tell them to “stop being silly” when they get hysterical with giggles and can’t stop. And we instinctively protect them from experiencing the “excessive” emotions of sadness, grief, disappointment.... continue reading
Our bookshelves say a lot about who we are - what ideas have lived with us, challenged us and formed us. ... continue reading
My mom once said prayer was like learning another language. If you grew up with parents who prayed regularly in the home, it would feel natural—like a native language. But if you waited, it became harder to learn. It wasn’t that you couldn’t learn to pray, but it would take more time for it to feel natural. It might feel foreign or odd and somewhat uncomfortable at first.... continue reading
Family life is predictably unpredictable. It is chaotic and confused.... continue reading
We corrupt everything we touch. That's a teaching of Calvinism, and we sure are proving it.... continue reading
Lent is struggling a little. It’s not really coping with our changing times. It’s slipped out of our cultural consciousness. Conversely, Lent’s little brother Advent seems to be doing jolly well.... continue reading