Watch your life and doctrine

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers (1 Timothy 4:16) In Christendom, there has always been a tension between the importance of ‘orthopraxy’ (life) and ‘orthodoxy (doctrine/teaching)....

All for one and one for all

“Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind” (Ecclesiastes 4:4-5) According to a new survey conducted in June by ‘Finder’, Australia’s most visited comparison website, Aussies...

Inadequate

I don’t think I am alone in this, but quite often I feel rather inadequate. Inadequate to do my job properly, inadequate as a mum, inadequate as a wife, a friend, a sister and inadequate to meet God’s standards. I sometimes wonder why I continue to keep trying or...

Pray for Luke and Belle

This week, I have been reading the book of Ruth. We learn about Naomi, a woman who survived tragedy through her relationship with God. I don’t know how I would feel if, like Naomi, I had to suffer through a severe drought, been forced to move to a foreign country to...

Is Anything To Hard For Me? (Isaiah 32:27b)

Ever doubted God and His promises? Of course you have! The prophet Jeremiah was no exception. When God told him through a prophetic act that life would return to normal in Jerusalem, it would seem he doubted. This promise comes against the backdrop of Jerusalem under...