My wife and I were playing Scrabble with the kids over the holidays. As the game progressed, my son kept grumbling about the quality of his tiles. He kept wishing for tiles he didn’t have and blaming his poor scores on the lack of those tiles. I couldn’t tell him off for complaining because I …
I wrote previously about the necessity of contending for transformation. I highlighted that while God meets and saves us where we are, His intention isn’t for us to remain the same. He desires that we become like Jesus in character and experience [Romans 8:29]. This happens when our minds are transformed. Only then can we …
I realised recently that the first question God asked man was “where are you?” [Genesis 3:9-10] This was a question of self-awareness, not geography. God knew exactly where Adam was. Although Adam was made in the image and likeness of God, he had done something, and become someone antithetical to who he was created to …
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of hearing about the moral failures of Christian leaders. It seems like barely a month passes without some news of sexual or financial misconduct involving a Christian leader. There was a time heresy was the scandal, but sadly we rarely care about that today. It seems moral …
2020 presented Christians with ample opportunities to practice what they profess. As we hurtle towards the end of the year, maybe we should take a moment to reflect on our walk with God. Can you say you walked in victory? Paul tells us that in all things we’re more than conquerors through Him who loved …
Picture the scene: Galilee is buzzing; Jesus had just miraculously fed over 5000 people with five barley loaves and two fish. Unsurprisingly, the next day, many people go looking for Jesus again. Upon finding Him, He points out to the crowd that they are seeking Him because they ate their fill the previous day [John …
I have heard people argue “…I am a good person; I don’t need God”. This is the same as saying, “I am righteous enough on my own”. I suspect this is because we are comparing ourselves with the people around us. The thieves, rapists, murderers and so on. I can understand why someone who has …
While casually humming the popular song, “God is so good to me” recently, a thought occurred to me: “why is God good?” There is a myriad of answers here but my thoughts drifted to God’s system of government. The Bible presents God as the sovereign King [Psalm 47:7], which makes His system of government a …
I was having a conversation with an atheist friend and as we talked about nature, he said that there is something in him that recognises and acknowledges beauty. Most of us understand this as numerous natural sights make us gasp in awe. So, I asked him, “where does this appreciation of beauty come from if …
Last week I touched on the fact our opinions and arguments do not change reality. The real question is, is God of the Bible real or not? Essentially, reality either is or isn’t, we may not want or like what is, but that doesn’t change anything. For instance, ignoring or resenting my alarm on a …
