If God is so loving, why doesn’t he heal me? This is such a big stumbling block for people, they reason if God is so powerful he should take away the suffering. Or maybe he isn’t that powerful after all? I hear you. Suffering sucks. Not gonna lie, I hate it. And if we are […]

Are Christians fooled by Jesus? Let’s ponder on whether this Jesus guy is real, or are christians all around the world duped by him? There’s a quote by Mark Twain that says, “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they were fooled”. Once people have made a decision and invested themselves whether physically, […]

Who is God? To make a solid connection with people, it’s easier when we know their character; to know their likes and dislikes. The same can be said for knowing God. So who is God? God doesn’t have favourites. Footy fever has hit the Sutherland Shire; Sutherland Sharkies winning the Premiership has been a long […]

Persevering despite discouragement There’s a classic line in the iconic Australian movie, The Castle, by Dale Kerrigan. “Hey Dad, I dug a hole”. The father, Darryl, is so proud of his son. Dale is passionate about digging holes, he loves it, and you just can’t stop him! Makes me think about our own lives. What […]

Helping Broken People Chatting to our neighbours and the topic of conversation focussed on the rough element in our local Main Street. They were relating the story of a man who had exposed himself while urinating in front of their children, whilst another man was shooting up drugs. This reminded me of a woman I […]

Making a Murderer Episode 1 Review More addictive than nicotine, more twists than a 60’s dance-off, this Netflix documentary will have you immersed in the heart breaking, unfortunate life of Stephen Avery. It starts with a background assessment by lawyers on the Avery family’s standing in the local community of Manitowoc, a region in Wisconsin, […]

Motorcycles & the Messiah, Crossing Boundaries Starting to ride a motorbike on the road was hectic scary for me. Sure as a kid I’d some experience riding on the farm with my brother, going up and down creek gully’s and racing through mobs of sheep. But I was younger then, and ignorant of the pain […]

Avoiding Gossip Termites (also called white ants) are horrid little critters. They burrow in the dark, eating your home’s foundations until there is nothing left but a thin veneer which crumbles to touch. Generally by the time you’ve worked this out, it’s too late, the damage has been done.             […]

Lord, have mercy on me One of my favourite books, (and movie) is the classic, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean is the hero who has spent 19 years in prison. His crime? Stealing bread for his starving niece. He is finally released, but hates society for making him a hard and bitter man, […]

What’s Fueling you? Heading to work last week, the low fuel alarm sounds on the car, “time to fill up with fuel Vetti”, I muse to myself, “Nick will be stoked with the car full of fuel”. Acquiring me some ‘good wifey’ brownie points, I rock up to the garage, and reach for the fuel […]