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The Other Side of the Fence

As a teen, one of the authors whose work I read most avidly was Frank Peretti. His novels were revered in churches during the 1990s...

What 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...

Hey Universe

Hey 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...

Changing My Mind on Homosexuality

I 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...

One Size Does Not Fit All

It 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...

Christmas without the Trappings

It'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...

Words to Fill the Pain of Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year. But it doesn't feel wonderful to me. It feels heavy. The expectations of distant family,...

I Couldn't Be Bothered With Christmas Until I Met Adem's Mum

I 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...

Is 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...

I Surrender All

I surrender all I surrender all All to Jesus I surrender I surrender all (Israel Houghton) From my seat at the back of the church,...

Christ Alone is our Source

The Advent Paradox

The Pilgrim’s Paradox – To Bind or to Loose in the Kingdom of Heaven

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