How To Shake Nations In Prayer: 7 Principles From James 5:15-17 As we mature in our relationship with Jesus Christ, one of the pivotal milestones we must cross is when our concept and practice of prayer moves from primarily trying to get our will done by heaven to praying for God`s will to be done…
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From Life to A Life of Love
Have you ever given a child a gift only to realise afterwards that they were not truly aware of the true purpose of the gift or how to use it? In Ezekiel 16, God uses the graphic language of saying He found Israel lying in its own blood like an abandoned newborn baby. He passed…
How I Became an “Unlikely Angel” (True Story)
One morning, I was driving my kids (Luke and Levi) to school and my wife (Robbie) to work. On our way, we saw an old lady lying on the ground in the middle of a basketball court. It looked strange to us because she was just huddled there in the middle of a basketball court!…
Rethinking Speaking The Truth In Love
If you have been in church for any length of time, you have probably heard people talk about “Speaking the truth in love” (Eph 4:15a), or you have used it yourself. We typically use this phrase when we have something negative to say about someone or their behaviour that is out of step with Christ…
Why You Need To Learn To Cry Again?
The Need for Lament I was walking to a meeting the other day and musing over a personal situation. I began to think about Jesus, emotional pain, and my various church traditions. I thought about Jesus weeping, a phenomenal verse for many reasons. It is amazing that Jesus took time to feel, experience, and express…
What Does The Olympics and The Church Have In Common?
Coaches and Athletes I am one of the millions of people on the planet who enjoy watching the Olympics. I am sure you are one as well. As one of those millions of people, I am sure that none of you are sitting glued to your television or computer to see Cecile, Laurent Landi, or…
Why Should You Know Yourself And Be Yourself?
David & Asaph As you read the Psalms of these two men, you can immediately see things in common: praise, worship, and wisdom in discerning times and seasons. However, even though they share commonalities, their emphasis has striking differences. David writes many more laments than Asaph, and his psalms bear the mark of deep intimacy…
Did You Know Its Ok To Be A Rebellious Church
The church, of which you are a part, is called to live counter-culturally wherever she is. It is the essence of the popular adage – “Be in the world but not of the world”. But drawn from the words of Jesus in John 17:15-17. 15) I am not asking that You take them out of…