Tag Archive for: devotional

The Decision My Father Made That Changed Our Family Forever

By: Sheridan Voysey

Some of my most precious memories of my dad revolve around a car—like picking me up from roller skating when I was twelve, and driving me to my first job out of school, and. . . the night I called him at 1am to say I’d missed the last train home.

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The Epstein Files, Church Scandals and Truth-telling

By: Tania Harris

God is up to something in our world. Have you noticed?

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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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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’!)

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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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Trapped in the Christian Bubble? Here’s How to Break Free

By: yesHEis

Are you stuck in a Christian bubble?
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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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