Is the modern church equipping Christians to stand firm in the wild, or are we just building stronger cages for perpetual babes?

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 One of the things I have learnt over the years as a Christian is that the devil is subtle. A little lie mixed with the truth. Just enough of a lie to make it not the truth. We’ve become so used to the sinful condition of the world we don’t see the lie mixed in anymore, we think its close enough, but it is only the truth that will

Paul’s object lesson on wearing armour, written to the Ephesian church, is one of the most famous in the Bible and still a great visual illustration (Ephesians 6:10-18) . But have you ever stopped and considered the historical aspect of the description? Sure, it’s Roman, we’ve all seen the Sunday School pictures, but what about beyond that? Have we gotten so focused on describing every piece in detail, that we forget to look at the big picture? Whose armour is it anyway? Paul

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

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21 At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives two responses to his word: hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24-27). Most of us function from the default position that we are doers of the word. But if we back up a few verses and the look at the context, Jesus is actually giving us a warning: there are people who will think

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.

I was a married with 2 kids before I ever heard a sermon on being a ‘Proverbs 31 Woman’. I didn’t know what the preacher was talking about, not that I had never read the passage, I just never understood it to be something women thought they should aspire to. Not long later my husband jokingly said something about me trying to be more like a Proverbs 31 woman. I (not so) jokingly replied, that seeing her husband provided her with servants, when he provided me with some, I woul

If I asked you to name some missionaries in the New Testament, what would your answer be? Paul, Peter, Timothy. Maybe if you really thought about it you would include Titus, Luke, Silas, and Barnabas. Maybe you’d even get a few more. But did you know that the Bible names over 30 different men and women doing some form of short or long-term missionary work? Over 30 men and women traveling throughout the Mediterranean and beyond for the sake of the gospel: by name; and there ar

These days we buy now and pay later, binge watch tv, want the miracle cure and have it all delivered to our front door. We live in a culture that hates to wait; where waiting is viewed as wasted time, and busyness is praised. Over the past decade I have seen this culture of busyness creeping into our churches. I first spoke about it at a women’s meeting in 2018, and it only gotten worse since then. Busyness is worn by many as a badge of honour, something to be proud of...

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 1 John 1:4 I used to believe that life wouldn’t have too many problems as long as I was saved and kept doing the right thing. I seriously struggled with this when I had a mental breakdown. I truly thought I must be out of God’s will because I believed as long as I stayed in it nothing too bad would happen to me. Now, some of you are probably thinking I was stupid for believing that, but the reality is I haven’t me

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SUICIDE IDEATION AND MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES. THE CONTENTS DETAILS MY PERSONAL JOURNEY, AND SHOULD NOT REPLACE ANY MEDICAL ADVICE.

To successfully minister cross-culturally, we had to unpack the role of the Law for the Christian and how it is often utilised in Western Christianity.