*As an Amazon Associate I earn, at no extra cost to you, some commission if you click through and make a purchase. The three identifiers of a Jesus follower, a disciple, are to be with Jesus, Be like Jesus and do what Jesus did. Previously I identified Three Ways To…

As an Amazon Associate, I earn some commission if you click through and make a purchase at no extra cost. One of the identifiers of a disciple (see Three Identifiers of Disciple) is being with the Rabbi every minute of the days. The disciples of antiquity would leave everything they…

*As an Amazon Associate I earn, at no extra cost to you, some commission if you click through and make a purchase. In my last post (read it here), I explored research from McCrindle and Barna Group, outlining Christianity’s trends within the “Western World”. The McCrindle report showed that out…

*As an Amazon Associate I earn, at no extra cost to you, some commission if you click through and make a purchase. Many would argue that Australia is not a Christian (or religious) Nation; instead, it is an atheist one. In their 2020 Report The Future of the Church in…

In this blog, I want to explore the reason for Jesus (God incarnate) and why he had to die on a cross. Most likely beginning with the Assyrians and Babylonians (6 B.C.E.), crucifixion was brought to Rome by Alexander the Great in the Fourth Century B.C.E. Before its abolishment in…

*As an Amazon Associate I earn, at no extra cost to you, some commission if you click through and make a purchase. In my previous post, God is Patient: A Year in Review (2020), I wrote how 2020 was the year I burnt out. However, after burnout, there was, and…

*As an Amazon Associate I earn, at no extra cost to you, some commission if you click through and make a purchase. What a year it has been. Every year seems to be a roller coaster but his one was one like no other; individually and collectively. Twenty-twenty in Australia…

As I write this, more and more restrictions are taking place, and people are self-isolating and working from home. Churches and other organisations that rely on volunteers and serving people, have also been physically closed and have (hopefully) gone online. We do not have the opportunity to catch up with…

Over the many years, I have taught and served in kids ministry I have thought to myself “If only they knew…” “If only they knew how much work I put in.” “If only they knew that their child ISN’T a little angel.” “If only they knew the amazing things we…