The end of our nation’s innocence

Never let evil defeat you but defeat evil with good – Romans 12:21 TPT On Friday 15 March 2019 a gunman walked into two Christchurch mosques and killed 50 people. It was a shocking, brutal assault, the kind we as New Zealanders had told ourselves happened only in other countries. But the terror of a hate-filled […]

A Secret History with God

‘Draw me away with you’ Song of Solomon 1:4 (AMP) At the heart of our Christian life is our intimate relationship with God and a vital connection to His Word. ‘Draw me away with you!’ (Song of Solomon 1:4), speaks of intimacy with God. It speaks of our private interactions with Him. Did you know every […]

Keep them on Track

‘Dedicate your children to God and point them in the way that they should go, and the values they’ve learned from you will be with them for life.’ Proverbs 22:6 (TPT) I was thrilled earlier this month when my daughter asked for a Study Bible. She had had a very successful year at school and […]

Journey to the Core

‘He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deep darkness into light’ Job 12:22 NASB I’ve been wrestling with the concept of the “inward path to God” in my quest to become closer to and more intimate with God. I found it raises more questions than answers. How […]

Befriend Silence

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. Psalm 62:5 ESV Whatever spiritual style we enjoy or operate in, the most important step we will all take involves cultivating a home for silence in our heart. Silence is difficult. It’s confusing. What, exactly, is supposed to happen while […]

Beholding

‘Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ Matthew 28:20 ESV Behold – It’s a word that is a little archaic, but I wonder that as we journey with Christ, beholding may need to be reinstated in common everyday language, at least among Christians. It’s a word that for me has taken […]

Is God Sending You a Wake-up Call

‘Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength’ Isaiah 52:1 NLT It has been said that we become closer to God when God discovers Himself in us. In other words, when God’s longing for us connects with our longing or God, we enter the deeper life in Christ. All that remains is for us […]