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 […]
Jesus 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. […]
The 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” […]
Sacrificial Love
I love this quote from Tim Keller which I shared last Sunday: “Jesus is the prophet Jonah should have been. Yet, of course, he isinfinitely more than that. Jesus did not merely weep for us, he died forus. Jonah went outside the city hoping to witness its condemnation,but Jesus Christ went outside the city to […]
The Armour of God
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” These are the words of Roger “Verbal” Clint in the movie, the Usual Suspects. This insightful line may well be an apt description of the Western World. Any talk of the devil and demons in our culture is usually relegated to […]
