Imagine that you spend your whole life building a house. The house is a life project for you. You build it from the foundation up - every nail, every screw. You go for quality in everything you choose: fixtures, fittings, lights, curtains. Everything that is in that...

Every political, social and spiritual persuasion faces almost daily reports from the front lines of ‘cancel culture.’ Cancel culture, to be clear, is not when those who abuse power are removed from their platforms of power. Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism...

A provocative title, I know. But before I answer that question from my perspective, I want to draw a very important distinction. As a Christian, a Pastor, a preacher and a disciple of Christ, I need to have a response to this question and I need to follow through from...

I was standing at the counter of my local service station a few weeks ago waiting to pay for my fuel when I glanced at the newspaper rack and read the bold front page headline: ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICA. This one took place in a supermarket in Colorado. Another...

I had the great privilege of being a Candidate in the 2004 Federal Election in Australia. At that time I had been serving as the Senior Pastor at Orange Baptist Church for over ten years and my decision to offer myself to serve in our national Parliament came with the...

Take some out, turn up your sound - let this song bless you and remind you who you are and Whose you are:  

Some signs and notices, written in English, that were collected from throughout the world: In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbidden to steal towels please. If you are not a person to do such a thing is please not to read notice. In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is being...

I was talking to some fellow Pastors this past week and the prevailing feeling was one of discouragement as they reflected on the diminishing numbers of people who are committing to Church in recent times. Shrinking or inconsistent attendance can certainly...

When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight and 4:00pm is a great time for dinner! It's the start of a brand new day, and I’m off...

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less common...