How to Train Your Story
I saw How To Train Your Dragon recently. Here’s how this remake reminded me of many of retold stories - and where they all find their satisfying fulfilment.
Dating, Discipleship, and Dilemmas: Your Questions Answered
Some great questions came up about Christians dating a non-believer. Here’s my attempt to tackle them.
Walking With Jesus When The Person You’re Dating Doesn’t
In the previous post we looked at what the Bible says about dating a non-believer. Here we apply those principles to three different situations - those who are already dating an unbeliever; someone thinking about missionary dating; and someone who is already married to an unbeliever.
What does the Bible say about Christians Dating Non-Christians?
In part 1 of this mini-series we look at what the Bible says about marrying non-believers and how that relates to dating non-believers.
Instant Coffee Theology
I bought some fancy specialty instant coffee, and some regular off-the-shelf instant to compare. They both disappointed, and reminded me of what is greater.
The Cutting Room Floor: Faith and Demons
Another editition of the cutting room floor, this time with excerpts from my notes and sermon on Matthew 8:23-34 - regarding faith and the demonic.
The Cutting Room Floor: Lepers and the Temple
In Matt 8 Jesus encounters a leper - there’s some fascinating things going in the text that I didn’t feel I had to explore - so here those thoughts are!
The Remarkable Future
A week in Queenstown NZ gave me some breathtaking views and some ponderings on the nature of my own heart.
A Mobile Phone Plan for my Teenager
With a tweenager getting his first mobile phone, how did we as a family think this through?