(Adapted from Brian Houston - 1993) In 1993 Brian Houston wrote down a vision of the Church that inspired, and is still inspiring, the story of Hillsong Church. When I look at what God has done in and through Hillsong, and how much of what Brian saw back then has come to pass, it builds …
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It’s 2:30 in the morning and I am struggling. My headlamp has gone out, and I’m slipping and sliding in ankle deep mud, cutting my hands on rocks and exposed branches as I fumble in the pitch dark. This was not part of the plan. My legs are tired, I’m cold and wet, and I …
“What will it take for me to remain unbroken in 2017?”
President Trump. PRESIDENT TRUMP! It’s gonna take me a while to get used to that. It’s no secret I’ve never been a fan of DT. I find his manner, his arrogance, his misogyny, his xenophobia, his racist rants - all offensive. But regardless of what I think, he will be the next President of the …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqkfrRLyPI One of my favourite movies is a movie starring Samuel L Jackson & Kevin Spacey called THE NEGOTIATOR. It’s one of those old-school crime thrillers, and in the film Kevin Spacey is this masterful FBI hostage negotiator. Now the reason I tell you this is because some days - as a parent of …
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“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast! And when I run I feel his pleasure.” ― Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire. To friends and family, Earlier this year I was invited to compete at the OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) World Championships in Canada on October 14/15th. This has …
We all want to be A+ parents, but sometimes a C- is good enough.
“In the end we will only conserve what we love, and we will only love what we understand.”
In 1 Cor 9:24 the Apostle Paul writes: "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” I remember the year I ran the Comrades Marathon. It was 2010 and I was aiming for a 10-hour …
So often when preaching on a topic I find myself having to really live it out in the weeks before... This Sunday my wife & I are both preaching on giving thanks in ALL situations, and in the last 10 days the following has happened: I have broken my foot, requiring painful surgery. I've had to cough …
What is flow? Imagine for a moment that you are running a race. Your attention is focused on the movements of your body, the power of your muscles, the force of your lungs and the feel of the street beneath your feet. You are living in the moment, utterly absorbed in the present activity. Time …
Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try it's just Not Good Enough?
