Why all the fuss about Christmas? Why all the gift giving? Is it really because of someone’s birthday?
Christmas is days away. In western nations, shoppers are clicking through website after website trying to find that perfect gift, churches are busy preparing and recording their Christmas message, and children are growing in excitement. Even in this Covid-19 pandemic, Christmas is still infectious (pun intended). There’s something about the Christmas tree with its glittering […]
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I could never have imagined I would do something so silly in front of my new (non-believing) friends…
In February 2019 my family and I moved to the Illawarra region in NSW, Australia. It was meant to be a very temporary stay as we prepared to move where my husband’s work was to take him next. However, due to the virus, we are still here. I could never have imagined I would live […]
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Anyone else feeling tired and overwhelmed? They say it’s ‘quarantine fatigue’ but I’m not so sure…
Is it just me, or have you been feeling fatigued and weighed down by the worries of the world? Are you experiencing days when you wake up and wish that it were already time for bed? Does it feel near impossible to focus on a simple task for work? Are you not able to motivate […]
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Sometimes I think the God in the Old Testament can’t be the God in the New Testament. Who is he? What is his character? Did he change?
I recently began reading J.I Packer’s book Knowing God. I didn’t get far into it before I was confronted with the statement ‘Those who know God show great boldness for God’. Summing up my existence and ‘slow burn’ christian faith, I realized that I don’t know God at all. Yes, I know stories of Jesus […]
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If I could remember to ask God to bless me with a good memory, maybe I wouldn’t keep forgetting that God promises to be my rock, my comfort, my guide, my teacher…um, what else?
In the days before the Israelites finally enter the promised land, Moses speaks at length to the people recounting what God has done for them, describing what God will do for them, and what they must to do remain in God’s blessing. He tells them to, “Remember how the Lord your God led you through […]
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I find some of the stories in the Bible so disturbing. Is it bad for my faith to question them?
There’s something about the Bible. It is capable of evoking joy in those that choose to believe it or it evokes anger in those that choose to discredit it. Oftentimes, it can evoke anger and joy in those who believe it too. Most of us modern day thinkers find many chapters (or the entire thing) […]
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The Israelites in their wilderness saw God, they saw his incredible miracles and they still doubted. I don’t see God, is he talking to me at all?
Three weeks ago I began reading the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Aside from skimming over the details for the building and presentation of the Arc of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, I read it as closely as I could. I underlined, I made notes, I asked questions, and I discussed it with a person […]
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Is the rising panic I feel in my chest anxiety, or could it be the virus? I’m so worried…the entire world is worried. What should I as a christian be thinking?
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23 As if the fear, paranoia, and anxiety surrounding catching the Coronavirus is not enough, today thousands, if not millions, of people face unemployment, piling bills, and rising mortgage pressure. How are we to get through this? People around the world are likely to be thinking ‘Is the rising […]
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Surely a God, if there was one, would not allow this Coronavirus to happen. Why doesn’t he put an end to it?
Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven… Daily, the global news about COVID-19 gets worse. More infections, more death, more isolations, more panic, and more unemployment. With so much uncertainty, it’s hard not let anxiety grip us. The fear of the unknown is a real threat to the […]
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Is it just me or does isolation feel like a wilderness?
I wanted to start this blog off with a brief look at The Lords Prayer (what a better way to start, right?) however, I feel that Exodus 16 is just as good a place as any. Give us today our Daily Bread Just four weeks after God rescues the Israelites from slavery in Egypt […]
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