Obedience, it’s better than it sounds

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Obedience. It is not a word I particularly like. If I’m honest, it makes me squirm a little bit. But I’ve been challenged recently to re-think some of my assumptions about this uncomfortable word.

I taught out of John 15 recently. The danger of teaching is that sometimes God wants to teach you something. John 15 is . . . → Read More: Obedience, it’s better than it sounds

Seasons of lament and celebration

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It’s beautiful in Christchurch at the moment – cool, crisp days, with blazing autumn leaves falling off trees. But there are also scars everywhere.

Empty sections where buildings once stood, fences teetering on angles, dips and bumps on roads, police cordons, and people sick of the earth shaking.

As I walk around our house my eyes are drawn . . . → Read More: Seasons of lament and celebration