Part 1 of 3 Last night on a mild winter’s evening in Adelaide, hundreds of people packed an auditorium, spilling into foyers and corridors in what became a standing-room only event. During a week of wall-to-wall media focus on same-sex marriage, it was by happy coincidence that a UK pastor had come to our city… Read More Same-Sex Marriage Might Set the Church Straight
The irony isn’t lost on me: Jesus said if we draw attention to ourselves when we fast, the attention we get will be our only reward. But I’m convinced that as 21st century believers, Jesus’ principle of discreetness in Matthew 6 is almost all we think about when we think about fasting. That means almost… Read More I Ate No Food for a Week: Here’s What I Learnt
Part 1: Cloves One small island fascinates me more than any other. This volcano rises like a perfect cone from the emerald sea. Nestled on its eastern shores is a busy township, ever watchful of the belching sulphurous cloud above. Even before I step off the boat, a sweet, pungent aroma fills my nostrils, carried on the tropical air.… Read More Secrets of the Spice Islands
Despite its many faults, Western civilisation has lead the world for centuries in technology, education, science, liberty, and more. Why? Lots of reasons. But the greatest force that shaped us, overlooked by many, is a humble carpenter from Nazareth. // Read this series from the beginning, or start here for how Jesus shaped Heroism. * * * You… Read More How Jesus Shaped the West: Heroism
When my older sister happily married at 21, I was going to be just as happy and just as married by the time I was 21. So I thought. This year I turned 31, and I am very much single. The strangest thing about this isn’t my persisting life stage, but that it took me… Read More Last Year I Was Unmarried—Now I’m Single
