In his book “Movements that change the world,” author Steve Addison writes, “Movements are characterized by discontent, vision, and action. Discontent unfreezes people from their commitment to the way things are. Movements emerge when people feel something needs to change. If the vacuum created by discontent is filled with a vision of a different future […]

In the story of Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the king has his life disrupted when he hears a report about his ancestral home, Israel. The walls of Jerusalem are pulled down, the gates are burned and the city is in a mess. The people are a shadow of their former selves, and they seem to […]

This year has been one of the most difficult years many of us will face in our lifetime. From devastating bushfires at the start of the year, to floods and then a global pandemic. We have experienced months of isolation and recently there has been the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis […]

In any great story, there is a catalytic moment, when everything changes. When the world which is set up at the start of the story is disrupted or blown apart. It is at this point when the protagonist debates whether he/she will do what they know they must do. They are aware of the dangers […]

How did the story of the Jewish messiah so transform the world? How did the life, death and resurrection of Jesus so dramatically impact the entire world? In part this question is answered by what is often referred to as the Great Commission. In Matthew 28: 19, Jesus gave this command to his disciples, “therefore […]