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One-armed baller

Jarrod Stackelroth shares how he found inspiration from a one-armed basketball player.

Greater love hath no man

Are we willing to make that sacrifice, to take up our cross and follow Him?

Look busy!

If you had a secret camera and could watch the home life of most people, you would observe an interesting phenomenon.

Spiritual glasses

There are many shapes and styles of glasses, but what is their purpose?

Give it all

Have you ever experienced a deep conviction in your soul to do something?

Man or God

“Why do the teachers of the law say the Messiah is the son of David?”

Slow boat to Samoa

As I write this, my wife is in Samoa, visiting family and attending the wedding of a close childhood friend.

Don't wanna be sad?

There is a song that the kids are singing at summer camps and school chapels. It’s been around for a few years now and it’s very catchy. It’s called “I just wanna be a sheep”.

Give back

Someone said that money makes the world go round. It seems to be something that we can’t live with and can’t live without!

New Year's resolutions

If you're anything like me, you’re returning to work around this time extremely enthused about the new year, ready for any challenge.

God (still) with us

So if you’re reading this, the world hasn’t ended. It seems for the moment we are still here.

My wife, Lina, hates onions. Now I know a lot of people who prefer not to have too much onion, avoid raw onion or can only handle a little bit of it. But my wife hates them. She avoids them like the plague.

Heavenly or humanly?

Authority. People have different attitudes to authority. Some respect it, some ignore it, some blatantly reject it, some hoard it, others pander to it or crave after it.

Fig trees

It seems that the most dangerous thing to be around Jesus is an empty fig tree in leaf.

Stand up

Recently featured in the news in Australia has been the story of a young French woman who was verbally abused on a public bus because of her nationality.

Do you like . . . stuff?

I have a problem. Well… many but this story relates to one in particular.

Faith to see

I cannot imagine what it must be like to be blind.

Animals and angels

Have you ever heard a pastor say, “after you are baptised the devil will try to attack you even harder”?

On His right hand

“What will people think?” This is perhaps one of the most powerful questions that drives the world, for good or for bad.

Face your Jerusalem

Fear is one of the strongest human emotions.

Eye of a needle

Many of us come to Jesus the way this man did—on our knees.

Like a child

I remember the wonder I felt when my baby sister was born.

Beyond black and white

Divorce. It is a hard word, harsh and shrill. It evokes images of endless paperwork, screaming matches and crying children. It is often a world of emotional pain that few would choose to enter.

Flavour your world

Salt is good. Just a little bit of salt gives flavour and enhances taste and enjoyment.

Comfortable critics

How often do we, as servants of Jesus, show the response of John?

Welcoming God

The thing about kids is they like to ask questions.

Help my unbelief

I read something on Facebook the other day. The author of the article was asked the question: “What would you be willing to attempt for God if you knew you could not fail?”

Be still

During the past week I have struggled to put these devotions up. I have none in the can and my brain is not functioning how I’d like it to.

In the desert

Earlier this week, my colleague took worship about being stuck in a rut. She described it like being bogged and the harder you try to get out, the further you sink into muck and mire.

Going for glory

Over the past weekend there have been two massive Grand Final games here in Australia. For the fans it is almost physical, the euphoria is heady in victory, the dismay gutting in defeat. But for the players and coaches involved it is more.

Sink or swim?

This morning I went swimming. It is the first time I have been to swim laps for years. I used to go in high school with my dad but haven’t had a local pool for ages. There's nothing quite like getting up early in the morning, when the sun is low in the sk