Why God wasn’t meant to be just an idea

// The story of an $75million-inheriting 18-year-old who never set foot outside of his penthouse apartment.

Written by Pete Waugh

A rebellious declaration

// Reflections on the inaugural Pursuit gathering

Written by Rob Peabody

Public leadership: Lessons learnt from How to Train Your Dragon

// CHARACTER · Who you are comes before what you do.

Written by Emma Constantine

Come and be changed

// Jesus doesn't just forgive, he transforms.

Written by Sheridan Voysey

He knows you

// He knows every detail and nanosecond of your existence - every atom, molecule, skin cell, and ligament.

Written by Sheridan Voysey

Shawshank adoption

// Why is it unusual for our churches to even mention our adoption into God’s family, let alone our mandate to care for the vulnerable?

Written by Krish Kandiah

Called to listen

// What the story of Samuel teaches us about hearing God's voice today.

Written by Sheridan Voysey

Why the Bible has power if we’ll let it

// We can’t expect just to fit the Bible into our lives. Instead, I choose to fit my life, my story, into the far bigger story of the Bible.

Written by Dave Criddle

On submitting to leadership

// Submission is counter-cultural to Western ideals of self and achievement. But this is a crucial part of 'dying to self'.

Written by Nick Harris

Ignorant of the spiritual gifts?

// Now about the spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

Written by Tim Bechervaise

The day I lost hope

// As I stared at the ashes where the flame had been, I decided that I was finished. Later that day, I tried to take my own life.

Written by Rachael Newham

A night at the Village Vanguard

// How a night at New York's most famous jazz bar helped me understand the diversity and unity in the Church.

Written by Stu Bothwell

God’s whispers

// When I hear someone whisper, even if it’s not aimed at me, it makes me want to listen in.

Written by Amy Williams

Adventure, she said

// She stumbled until she was four inches from my face, broke out into a wide-mouthed grin that made her eyes...

Written by Gemma Brown

Dressing up discipleship

// No matter how you do it, discipleship means this: come and die.

Written by Glen Mitchell

Where’s my stage?

// And other lies that keep us from serving.

Written by Gabby Llewellyn

The place of peace

// "The Holy Spirit can transform the most unlikely of situations in to places of peace."

Written by Lynda Davies

Evangelism and arrogance

// "Those who aren't believers might be blindly hurtling towards destruction, but actually, they’re pretty happy."

Written by Haydon Spenceley

Returning to self

// "How authentic am I being in my walk of faith if I try and help people discover their value and...

Written by Hilary Walker

Loving your enemies – even political ones

// Loving your neighbour as yourself includes those with views you disagree with.

Written by Hannah Rich