For the first time in over thirty years Rick and I are looking for a church to belong to. For longer almost than some of you have been alive, we have pastored the church we attended, first in Australia and then in the UK. Even after we handed the leadership of our church over in order to lead the CGI network, we still knew where we would be worshiping each week as we preached around the nations. And now we’ve returned to Australia and we’re looking for a church to join. It’s

Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. – Shel Silverstein I’ve just arrived at the end of an era. After 18 years, I have left England – a land I didn’t want to live in in the first place – and returned to my first home, the land I had never expected to leave. It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. For th

Last week a media storm broke over the death of the nurse who took the prank call from the Aussie DJ’s who posed as members of the royal family. Since her suicide, social networks, newspapers and television have been baying for blood and the young celebrities who are in the spotlight have been the main target. Unexpected death is always shocking, and when someone takes their own life, even more so. The overwhelming sense of waste is colossal, especially in this circumstance.

I saw a shooting star tonight! I’ve never seen a shooting star before and I wouldn’t have seen it this time except that I was walking up a rickety wooden pier in the lake and just happened to turn my head to the right, in time to see a brilliant downward flash of light which disappeared only a second after my mind understood what it was. I’m so grateful that I saw it, and all because I was taking the time to do nothing much except give my soul a rest. I’m in Australia right n

Recently I had coffee with a friend. We talked, as we usually do, about everything under the sun. Eventually the conversation turned to why we feel like we so often do. What is it that causes emotions like fear, anxiety, resentment, pride, rejection, anger, depression and self pity to surface unbidden and unwanted, especially at key times when we really need all our wits to operate in a good way? My friend has a theory and it’s one I subscribe to myself. Let me explain it to