Because “No” is a Full Sentence: When Values Guide Decisions
By: Brian Harris
I’ve always been intrigued by Jesus’ instruction, “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one” (Matt 5:37).
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No is Just an Invitation to a Different Conversation
By: Brian Harris
I think it’s Brené Brown who said that “no” is just an invitation to a different conversation. That’s a helpful reminder to dive into opportunity thinking, rather than to assume all is lost when faced with a rejection. But how might this look in practice?
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Don’t Fly Your Kite Like That!
By: Justin Bone
My brush with the law taught me more than I expected about God’s plan for living.
From Water to Wine: Finding Purpose in Life’s Ordinary Moments
By: David McGovern
These three pictures below show me in different places or contexts. In one, I am in the studio, in another, I am outside a public library, in the regional town of Singleton. The third and final picture places me outside a coffee shop (leaning into its name, and my own sense of faith and spirituality, I wanted to make a joke about me doing ‘the Lord’s work’!)
Worship Demonstrates He is #1 Priority
By: David Barker
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all peoples. PSALM 96:1–3 (NIV)
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Chef or Ingredient. Which are You?
By: Brian Harris
It seemed a strange question at the time. “Chef or ingredient. Which are you?” The more I have pondered it, the more I appreciate its relevance. What’s it getting at?
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Divine Directions: When God Shows Up in Everyday Life
By: Yvette Cherry
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how God gets my attention. Like, when he really needs me to listen to a new direction, or when he wants me to know that he’s still right here.
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The God of Abraham, the God of Adventure and Jordan Peterson
By: Brian Harris
Regardless of whether you are a Jordan Peterson fan or foe, you will surely agree that he is always interesting and gets you thinking. I am currently working my way through his latest tome, We who Wrestle with God, and will probably write more about it when I’m through. Read more
Would God Speak about the Stockmarket?
By: Tania Harris
A young man once told me about how God spoke to him about the share-market and whether his stocks were going to rise or fall. The outcome of his God conversation was that he made a lot of money!
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