Christmas is that time of year when we look at God, not as someone all powerful, all knowing, all present; but as a baby. He is approachable and available. That for many seems like a bizarre way to describe God. In Israel that first Christmas these were not normally words that we would associate with […]
Read MoreThe Promised Land
As Israel prepared to go into the promised land, Moses looked back at the journey the people of God had been on and how God had been fashioning them into a people who were learning to trust God. After 40 years of wandering, after forty years of going in circles, it was now time for […]
Read MoreEmber Launch
Around 80 people attended the launch of “Ember,” which was an answer to a lot of sustained prayer over the 40 days prior, and the hard work of the launch team. As people arrived they made their way through our entrance which was marked by orange Bali flags, and made their way to our foyer […]
Read MoreJesus and the Woman at the Well
Look at the thirst of being human, through the lens of the familiar story of Jesus and the woman at the well. This woman had tried to quench the thirst for meaning, for significance, for hope which exists in all human beings. She had tried to quench it through relationship after relationship, but nothing satisfied. […]
Read MoreThe Insane Pursuit of Self
Over the last couple of weeks I have been listening to the tunes of Tracy Chapman’s first album, “Tracy Chapman.” It took me back to 1988, driving a beat up Subaru to university during the week, and to the beach on weekends. It was a great album, with smash hits like “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” […]
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