Posts with the category “sharpened-together-men-of-grace”

Most of us don’t wake up in the morning and carefully decide how we’re going to live that day. But Paul challenge us to live differently, ...  Read More

Key Scripture: Psalm 27:1"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 In 2005 as a 22-year-old I went to Vanua...  Read More

Joy can reduce stress, strengthen relationships, lift our emotions, and even have a positive impact on our physical health. But what the Lord really convicted me of wasn’t whether I had joy, it was wh...  Read More

The active response of a godly heart is outward (do justice), inward (love mercy), and upward (walk humbly)....  Read More

As a dad of four boys, life in our home is full. Between work, family, church, and everything else, I found myself carrying more than I could manage....  Read More

God has already given us everything we need to stand. The armour isn’t something we build. It’s something we put on....  Read More

As a guy, I love a good plan and I'm pretty good at making plans too... but this year hasn't gone the way I planned. ...  Read More

The most powerful tool we possess isn't in our garage, our gym, or in anything we own. It’s right under our noses - our words carry immense weight. But knowing how and when to speak is rarely black an...  Read More

Have you ever been caught in a rip? ...  Read More

Motives are important. ...  Read More

Planting is a common metaphor in scripture, and images of planting are often used to implore faithfulness, trust, patience and perseverance. Galatians 6:9 urges us, “Let us not grow weary in doing goo...  Read More

I am amazed at the intricacies of the human body. There are 100,000km of blood vessels in the body that contain 4.5-5.5 litres of blood. We have between 206 and 213 bones and 3300 types of brain cell...  Read More

Key Scripture: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.Psalm 23:5 Who doesn’t love a good feast? Whether it be a buffet breakfast, a...  Read More

The Magi have followed a star in search of the king. We often visit this part of Scripture at Christmas but perhaps there’s merit in revisiting it afresh outside of the seasonal noise. ...  Read More

Growing up in Africa, community wasn’t something we talked about, it was something we lived. ...  Read More

Have you ever wondered whether this verse is technically accurate? Iron doesn't actually sharpen iron......  Read More

In Australia, the average full time working man spends around 44 hours a week on the job. That is 53% of all daylight hours. It is a significant share of our time, but more importantly it takes a sign...  Read More

Growing up I lived through seeing a bad side to debt. That it started out as manageable but changed to be restrictive and then oppressive. I ended up wanting a stable, peaceful life. ...  Read More

Key Scripture: Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. Hi Gents,Let me take you back in time.Abram has be...  Read More

Key Scripture: Luke 6:12-1912 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, ...  Read More

Key Scripture: Proverbs 27:6 - 'Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses' "I will make this confession, although is hurts me to do so; I am a very skilled self-swindler...Al...  Read More

As Iron Sharpens Iron Proverbs 27:17...  Read More