June 11th, 2009
One of the things I have really noticed this year as I am reading one chapter a day of the Bible is that I am reading with new eyes. I think this is because of my Bible college studies I did last year.
It is almost like a have a new filter in place as I [...]
April 18th, 2009
I have had a few conversations with people recently about ministry studies and having a formal ministry qualification. Some think it is important while others think it is more about having the ministry “giftings” and doing the work of a minister.
I think it is important to have both. I believe that you need to have [...]
March 25th, 2009
One of my lecturers said a statement last week that I thought was very profound. He said, “The greatest testimony for God is a liberated life”. As I have reflected on this I have found it to be very true.
Here’s a few things that I feel liberated from since coming to know Jesus. These are [...]
January 22nd, 2009
Last week I re-read Jesus’ parable of the farmer scattering seed from Matthew 13:3-9. If you are not familiar with the story the farmer scatters seed on four types of ground – road, rocky, thorny and good soil.
In the parable we see that the see that fell on the road was eaten by the birds, [...]
December 28th, 2008
I was thinking about my favourite moments of 2008 this morning. I have five things that really stood out for me this year. They are simple things, but they are just those special moments that I have recorded mentally.
1. Girls coming home – I remember a couple of months back when my girls had been [...]
December 12th, 2008
One of the things that I have become increasingly conscious of this year is how precious this time is with my girls. My two little girls are growing up so quickly. Pretty soon they will be teenagers!
Whenever I look back at some of our family photos I am reminded of how quickly they are changing [...]
November 19th, 2008
Last night I looked through all my notes from my pastoral care unit I did this semester. As I flicked through I re-read all the points that the lecturer really paid special attention to. I found it an interesting summary of some of the key points of the unit. Here they are…
Key #1 – We [...]