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Under pressure

Under pressure

Walking home after a depressing seven hours spent in the library working on an assignment, I came across a bumper sticker on a car that read, "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!" I laughed. But then I thought, Could you really call yourself "tough" if you headed for the mall every time life went sour? .

  • Church burn out – Our church survey

    It's not hard to become disillusioned with church when you are an active "doer" in a system that is renowned for overworking, under-appreciating and totally overwhelming its volunteers.

  • Travelling. The good, the bad and the ugly. We're home!

    "They can eat all day if they want, but I'm only going to eat half the day!" exclaims our seven year old during our first week in the Philippines. He had never felt this full in his life!

  • You can't argue with numbers

    For the June issue of Christian Life I had the privilege of writing a story on some new research to come out of America. This research settled that age-old debate of 'Does child sponsorship actually work?' with a resounding 'yes'.

  • Moneyball Panthers

    I recently watched the 2011 film 'Moneyball', a baseball film about the 2002 Oakland A's and how they managed to field a competitive team with a payroll of $41 Million compared to rich teams such as the Yankees with $125 Million and achieve similar success in terms of season wins and advancing into the post season.

  • The two big mistakes I make as a Christian

    Fire extinguishers have been used as high pressure graffiti paint canisters. Drugs for intolerable pain are sometimes abused by drug addicts to devastating effects. There are many inventions designed for improving society. But sometimes people use them the wrong way. The ancient Israel temple is one such example.

  • He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good, for goodness sake

    I'm really not that sure about God.

  • What makes a healthy church?

    Have you ever moved house and had to find a new church? Or have you been on holidays and visited a different church? What qualities do you look for in a church you want to be part of? Or have you ever considered how healthy your church is?

  • Do Your Fashion Choices Oppress the Poor?

    According to Reuters Reshma Begum was just 16 when she left her rural village in Bangladesh for the big city. Reshma wanted to pursue a career, a life outside of village living. She joined the many millions of garment workers – the majority of whom are also women – to work in factories in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

  • Too busy to care

    I think it's something we all notice, from time to time, that, when we get busy it's all too easy to pay little attention to what others are up to and how they're feeling.

  • The Three Keys to Eternal Happiness

    Know Jesus.

  • Warning: May cause miracles

    "What does it look like to walk with the Holy Spirit in an every day, tangible way that actually affects the lives of others?" When I asked this question early in my Christian walk, I couldn't have anticipated how completely God would answer from John 16 verse 13 "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth," said Jesus when he foretold the Holy Spirit's coming. The Holy Spirit: our comforter, our counsellor, our guide – if we allow him.