How to Live a Life of Worth

By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez

A friend of mine often says that we need to live for a good funeral. None of us are going to avoid a funeral of some sort, and we get to decide how our funeral will be. I’ve been to funerals which have quite frankly been horrifically bleak, and I’ve been to funerals where a life of true worth has been remembered. Read more

How Talia’s Disabled Daughter Taught Her about the Love of God

By: Stephen McAlpine

I have devoted this guest post to a friend of mine, Talia. I have not read anything as moving, as heartbreaking, or as soul-enriching this year. Read more

Hillsong’s Robert Fergusson on How to Let God Speak Through Your Life Story

By: Laura Bennett

Storytelling is one the oldest forms of communication there is. From ancient oral histories that inform cultural identities to the narratives of the Bible that form the backbone to our Christian faith, stories are a powerful conduit for meaning and belief. Read more

Jesus Had Dinner with Sinners

By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez

While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Read more

Baby Shark – One Person’s Harmless Ditty is Another Person’s Instrument of Torture

By: Sam Chan

Baby Shark – doo doo doo doo doo doo – has become the most watched YouTube video with over 7 billion views. Read more

You Can Be Coming Last and Be Winning at Life

By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez

When I was a teenager, together with a large number of young people from our church, I went on a long road trip up the coast of NSW and into Queensland in Australia. Read more

I Tried To Give A Homeless Man A Sandwich

By: Neri Morris

So one day, I tried to give a homeless man a sandwich…

It all started with my morning coffee. I was sitting and sipping the morning away, when the homeless man who lives on the steps of the church I work near, popped into my mind.

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What is the Fruit of Love?

By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez

What is the true fruit of love? Is it your children? Is it happiness? Is it receiving from others? Well, actually, it isn’t. Read more

Why Beauty Leaves Us Breathless

By: Sheridan Voysey

A vivid sunset, a misty horizon, the vibrant life of a colourful coral reef. In the presence of such beauty could we in fact be glimpsing something more? Read more

You Can’t Be a Perfect Christian and That’s OK

By: Laura Bennett

The Christian faith is a fickle thing. In believing in God and accepting Jesus as His son, our key life aim is to live as Jesus did: in perfect relationship with God, and with a divine love for humanity. But that’s impossible. You’ve probably already messed it up five times this morning and that’s OK because you can continually choose to correct it. Read more