We spent 8 years living in a village in Papua Niugini. It wasn’t remote by Niugini standards, but was totally isolated by Australian ones. There was no electricity, running water, sanitation, hospital, ambulance service, police, or post office. The biggest store was smaller than a typical market stand on a Saturday morning. The village was really just a series of houses made from bamboo and grass, with a creek nearby, surrounded by gardens for food. But the remoteness, isolat

It’s now over a year since I snapped my patella in two, had surgery, wore a leg brace for 12 weeks and had to learn to bend my knee again. And even though I can now walk fine, I’m still learning to run again. To be able to run properly I’m having to stick to a training plan of strengthening, walking, and stretching. And because of my other chronic health issues, running again will take lots of extra effort on my part. But its also gotten me thinking about when Paul talks abou

Today many people partake in fireside theology. They treat Christianity like sitting by the fireside, it is something to keep you comfortable, a balm on a cold night. Christianity is something you sit around, but not something you really live.

As we finish celebrating Easter, and Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection; remember the cross was the climax, but it's not the end of the story.

It must be one of the biggest lies this world believes: that my sin makes me unlovable to a perfect God.

I used to think contentment was just about not being covetous, or accepting the bare minimum in life. I’ve recently realised it means so much more than that.