Catherine JoyThe Other Side of the FenceAs a teen, one of the authors whose work I read most avidly was Frank Peretti. His novels were revered in churches during the 1990s...
Jim GordonWhat in the World is Going On?We all can agree that the events going on in our world today are shocking. Those of us alive today have never known anything quite like...
A poem by Emily MessiehHey UniverseHey universe. It's been awhile. I used to call you Jesus - but that name carries many scars for me now. I think you would get it. I...
by Jim GordonChanging My Mind on HomosexualityI grew up in the institutional church and was always of the persuasion that being gay was a sin. I still felt I was being loving and...
Reflections by Bob GarbettOne Size Does Not Fit AllIt was a Friday afternoon almost twenty years ago, sitting in the office of a minister of the apostolic Church. I’d gotten to a stage in...
by Emily MessiehChristmas without the TrappingsIt's that time of the year again. Christmas. It's the crazy lead up: the mad stress filled shopping trips, where you park 2km away if you...
A poem by Emily MessiehWords to Fill the Pain of ChristmasIt's the most wonderful time of the year. But it doesn't feel wonderful to me. It feels heavy. The expectations of distant family,...
by Natalie AlexanderI Couldn't Be Bothered With Christmas Until I Met Adem's MumI can’t be bothered to put up any Chrissy decorations. They sit in a dusty box in the shed. Apart from the hassle, I’m just not...
by Jim GordonIs the Preacher Really Necessary?Growing up in the church system I was always taught that the Preacher was the authority on everything spiritual. After all, they had been...
by Catherine JoyI Surrender AllI surrender all I surrender all All to Jesus I surrender I surrender all (Israel Houghton) From my seat at the back of the church,...