By: Laura BennettFor as long as the Christian faith has existed, music has always been a part of it. Expressions of worship that offer adoration to God, and give voice to the quiet pains and hopes of our heart.Ben Fielding has grown up in the world of worship music, fascinated by what he heard at...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezIn the ancient world there were no refrigerators. That means that they had to find other means to try to preserve perishable food. Salt was one of the most important of those means.The primary resonance of Jesus’ teaching that, You are the salt of the earth (Matt...
By: Nikki PoultonMusic is incredibly powerful. It has a way of moving the heart that nothing else does. Music can bring joy, sadness, contentment, new perspectives, anger, and everything in between.Recently, music has been bringing me something different – closer to God, and deeper...
By: Laura BennettMac Powell has been a mainstay of the Christian music industry for over three decades. First as the co-founder and front man of Christian rock band Third Day, then as a solo artist releasing two country albums, and now with his first Christian solo project, New Creation.In all...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezI used to love the God of love, but the God of justice? … Not so much.The God of love seemed so much nicer than the God of justice. The God of love liked to be with people. He understood people. He was kind and compassionate towards others. The God of love...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezThere really are treasures of darkness! Light is good but darkness is bad, right? At least that’s the way we often think about it. Let me turn that on its head, with a little story.I was once driving overnight through the country from one state to another, when I just...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezHave you tried the self-help gospel? Most people are interested in changing the way they think, and in improving themselves. It’s one of the hardest things to do! Luckily, it’s very easy these days to get information on personal development, whether online, or...
By: Laura BennettIn the overwhelm of our current culture landscape, as debates around religion, race, gender, virtue and so much more demand our focus, it can be hard to hear just how God would like you to respond to everything.We know He wants us to “love our neighbour” and the...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezFor many people, God doesn’t seem real at all. It’s sometimes also easy for some Christians to feel as if God might be there somewhere, but he’s too busy running the universe to really just stop and care about them.Would you like to know how to stop God in...
By: Sam ChanThe buzzword for this year is “languishing”Languishing describes how we feel in the covid isolation lockdown: Not flourishing. Not bored. But languishing.But why do we feel this way?I can’t imagine a dog, or a goldfish, or a virus particle feeling this way.So why do...
By: Akos BaloghOur world is fracturing. It’s fracturing across many issues: from politics to race; from climate change to gender. And as it fractures, it becomes more and more tribal. People self-sort into groups that think the same way and often act the same way. And social media...
By: Annie HamiltonThe tiny face of the boy in the rowing boat was screwed up in timidity and fear. Every time Mary Mackillop went to the orphanage at Kincumber, three boys were sent to Woy Woy to bring her the five kilometres across Brisbane Waters. Two were assigned to row the boat and one to...