By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezThey say that you can know when someone is talking about you because your ears are “burning”? I wonder what happens when God thinks about you? Could God be thinking about you right now?In fact, have you stopped to think about what the thoughts are that God has...
By: Danni SynotI don’t know about you, but I love a good milkshake. Anything from plain vanilla, strawberry or chocolate, to a berry milkshake with all the lashings of cream, ice cream, and butterscotch brittle.A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with a heap of food intolerances, which...
By: Laura BennettYou walk into an art gallery and the moment you do, you are blindfolded. You feel uncomfortable but suddenly attune to auditory stories playing around you.The host explains they themselves are legally blind, and your discomfort dissipates as you realise the daily reality you are...
By: Yvette CherryIn the busy life of the bee world, the Queen Bee reigns supreme. Nurtured in her role as the provider of life, she is the only queen in a colony of honey bees that may number 60,000 or more. The Queen Bee is the largest bee in the colony and the only one capable of stinging...
By: Katrina RoeIt’s pretty clear that something is going wrong with our girls when parents report that primary-aged girls are attempting to cut off their tummy fat with scissors.Reportedly 55 per cent of girls between the ages of eight and nine are dissatisfied with their bodies. And, a...
By: Jennie ScottWhen you’ve experienced rejection in your life, a serious rejection of all that you are, you see everything through the lens of being unwanted and unworthy. Worthless, as a matter of fact, and disposable. You very easily operate from the assumption that who you are is never...
By: Stephen McAlpineI have devoted this guest post to a friend of mine, Talia. I have not read anything as moving, as heartbreaking, or as soul-enriching this year.This is her account of how her fourth child with her husband Dave, has deepened her understanding of God, even – and especially...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWe live in a world where you are limited by your qualifications. That’s one of the reasons why your parents probably told you to finish school.If you don’t finish school, then your opportunities in life are certainly extremely limited. If you don’t go to...
By: Danni SynotI don’t know about you, but I love a good milkshake. Anything from plain vanilla, strawberry or chocolate, to a berry milkshake with all the lashings of cream, ice cream, and butterscotch brittle.A few years ago I was diagnosed with a heap of food intolerances, which meant I...
By: Susan BrowningThere’s a dialogue in my mind, a culmination of words I’ve heard over the years said about me, spoken to me and the conversation I have with myself. The minor declarations in the hurt of a moment when repeated create the pathway to edify our inability and lack of self...
By: Sheridan VoyseySometimes I’m surprised at what I get nostalgic about. Recently I was reminiscing about the way in-flight entertainment used to be done on planes. You might remember it. Before we had individual touch screens with a million movie options, a hostess would announce the...
By: Akos BaloghHave you ever felt others were better than you? That they were more accomplished, better looking? Did this ever pressure you to be a better ‘you’?If so, you’re not alone. Feeling pressure to upgrade ‘you’ is normal in our modern world.In this...
