There’s something very special about giving something a name. Naming a new baby especially is a huge responsibility, and an exciting and grounding experience for every parent. Will the name I love for my baby still be okay when they have grown up? Should I use a cherished family name, or the weird...

A while ago, a man I considered to be quite wise at the time said to me “People change, but not that much.” I didn’t know quite what to make of that, probably because the person who said it was actually our pastor. Maybe he was a bit jaded. Maybe it was time for a new job. In any case, I didn’t...

Lotta stuff going around lately about the importance of Christian wives respectin’ their husbands. Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill thinks it’s just so important, he and his wife have even made a few helpful instructional videos for us sassy, contentious-type women-folk, just in case we had thought...

  This week, I went to church. Well, I went to a church. This church. It’s Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in my hometown, Newcastle, Australia. I’ve been going to visit this church for a few months now, usually when I need some time to clear my head and sense God’s presence close...

Right up until just a few years ago, I had no idea what Gods perfect will for my life was. Like most Christians, I prayed about it a lot. I listened to sermons on it in church, and read books about how to find out what it was. One thing I do know, actually trying to do Gods will is really confusing. It’s...

I don’t drink. Alcohol, that is. I stopped drinking December 2009. Before that, I liked to drink, and did so whenever I liked. Not too much, you understand, just a glass of red or two probably five nights a week, and sometimes the whole bottle, except for the last half a glass I’d toddle over and...

I remember a few years ago there was a discussion in Christian circles about exactly what the opposite of love could be. If people are not being kind and loving, what exactly were they doing instead? What do they need to stop doing so they can be loving, as we all know God is loving? What stops Christians,...

News reports today share the sad new that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has passed away after a long illness. Jobs, it’s reported, had pancreatic cancer, a particularly insidious form of the disease. The particular headline I read stated Jobs “lost his fight” against cancer. The media uses this...

Jesus, bless Him, had a habit of eating out and drinking with certain types of people it was considered inappropriate for him to be seen with. It annoyed people, mostly his inner circle of friends, and they sometimes told him how annoyed they were about it. No, not only did the weirdoes have Jesus over...

Now that I’m done addressing the men, it’s time for me to talk to the women-folk.* As you probably know, these two latest articles are my answer to the question posed by author Don Miller  in his blogs “How To Live A Great Love Story” (since deleted). To me, a story is something you make up,...