Tag Archive for: relationship with God

What Losing My Keys Taught Me About God’s Care

By: Pastor Kierohn Sims

Ten years ago, I was in my first year of theological studies in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more

God Knows our Secrets; So Does Google Maps.

By: Stephen McAlpine

In a classic case of “But I woulda gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you meddling kids”, a Spanish man has been arrested for murder, after the Google Maps car drove past him stuffing a body into the boot/trunk of his vehicle. Read more

Feeling Disqualified? In God’s Hands, Our Stories are Transformed

By: Brian Harris

Some people have stories that follow them around: “You do know about the time he…” or “You may not realise it, but though she looks like butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth, there was the time that…” Read more

Waiting – It Isn’t as Passive as it Sounds: Ruth Chou Simons

By: Laura Bennett

For many of us, life can feel like an endless series of hurdles, tasks and ultimately, waiting. Read more

The Darkest Night: Making Sense of Life’s Hardest Seasons

By: Brian Harris

About 40 years ago an older friend spoke to me about “the dark night of the soul” that he was going through. Read more

The Nine God Conversations of Christmas

By: Tania Harris

God was doing a lot of talking at Christmas time. What if no-one had been listening? Read more

The ’10 Days of Awe’ Challenge – Are You In?

By: Jodie McEwen

Awe can help us be more generous and empathetic. Read more

Limiting Beliefs: Things That Hold us Back

By: Brian Harris

I was recently talking to someone who felt God had let them down badly. Their marriage hadn’t gone well even though they felt they had done everything right. Read more

How To Hear God’s Voice

By: Tania Harris

It’s been said that when we talk to God, we’re ‘praying’, but when he talks to us, we’re crazy. Personally, I think it’s far crazier for us to pray without expecting God to speak back.
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What Does it Mean to Flourish?

By: Brian Harris

It’s become a bit of a catch word – one you find in vision and mission statements which commit to building flourishing communities of hope or whatever. Read more