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

You’ve heard of the phrase “the untouchables”. Today we use it to mean the people who get away with corruption. They are people who are above the law and never brought to justice. But did you know it doesn’t only have that meaning?

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

“Apparently, I’m living a life worth gossiping about. LOL. Imagine how boring their lives must be if they think mine is interesting.”

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.