Connecting with the Song of Songs 1
A point of connection into one of the 'weird' books of the bible, hoping that you would discover it to be as glorious as I have. ...
Why is ‘The Chosen’ so popular?
Why is 'The Chosen' so popular? My experience of watching this series, as well as that of others I know, is being moved to tears by nearly every episode. At the end of each there’s joy and an ache for more. It really is binge worthy TV. Here's why. ...
Jesus: The Tree of Life
Genesis 2:9-17 – “Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil… Then the Lord God took the man and...
Devotional from lockdown
Song of Songs 1:2-4 – Father, let Your Son kiss us with the kisses of His Word—For Your love is better than the pleasures of this world, better than life itself.Because of the fragrance of Your good works and Your trustworthy character,The mention of Your name is like the fragrance of perfume poured out. Draw us away...
Mary of Bethany and the Sydney House of Prayer
I moved to Sydney nearly 7 years ago to help build a House of Prayer, a 24/7 prayer and worship sanctuary, a place of encounter for the people of God, a community captivated by the beauty and worth of Jesus. The team I came to work with (and who came to work with me...
How to grow in the knowledge of Jesus (intimacy)
I stumbled upon this song last week. It touched something deep in my heart and took me into worship for some hours one night – worship with tears from a heart overflowing with love and longing for Jesus. That place of love and longing, of feeling close to Him is so precious. It’s the...
End Times, So What? (part 4): Key events
Listen to the music while you read! PREFACE Now in part 4 I’d like to give you an overview of the key events in the End Time storyline if you read the Bible literally as I believe we should. The details are important but we must view them primarily through the lens of seeking...
End Times, So What? (part 3) – The Man behind the plan
Audio version: So now to contradict myself! The 5 key questions are actually not the key questions of Jesus’ second coming. Well they are but they aren’t. The key question of the End Times is this: who is Jesus and what is He like? So often we get bogged down in trying to figure...
Worthy
Behold Him. Behold Him. Behold Him! Behold Him! The Lamb upon the cross. I have tried everything to measure up. Tried everything to be good enough. Tried everything to succeed at life. Tried everything to fill the gaping ache in my chest for significance and worth. My life has been broken on the rocks...