A wedding ceremony is a big deal, and signals one of the most significant set of changes a person will ever make in life. At a wedding, lives are laid upon the altar, households are thrown into chaos—out of which new households are born—and life-long vows are exchanged and … [Read more...] about Taking His Name in Marriage
Life in Christendom
What is the vision of life that we are called to delight in? What does life under the throne of grace look like for families, cats and bankers? Here is my attempt at making some inroads into the beauty of a Christ centred life.
Long Live the King
A monarch is like a fixed star, the North Star. In some strange way, we navigate and orientate our lives around them. They symbolise law and order and reflect the values, culture and history of the society over which they reign. A monarch also represents and symbolises the … [Read more...] about Long Live the King
One War, Many Battles
The demands of Jesus for loyalty are total. He is the Lord of Lords. But if we try and deal with those demands in total, we are quickly overwhelmed. It is no different to our anxiety over clothes and food. If I begin to contemplate how I will feed my family several kilos of … [Read more...] about One War, Many Battles
Dragons
Fairy tales are often closer to gospel truth than many of the things that pass under the banner of the gospel these days. From bumps in the night to melting polar ice caps, children are taught to be either helpless or afraid. Fairy tales, by contrast, teach them to rise and … [Read more...] about Dragons
In Higher Hands
There is a kind of busy man, whose busyness makes him almost unapproachable. He uses his busyness as a way of keeping people at a distance. Then there is the man who isn't doing anything in particular but his mind is always racing. Such a man finds it hard to be "in the … [Read more...] about In Higher Hands