Someone congratulated me on getting married the other day, and followed up by telling me it was her 17th wedding anniversary on the weekend. The all too common phrase "the years certainly pass very quickly" actually made me stop and think for a second. I'm 25 this year. Google tells me that on average Australians live …
Continue reading I Don’t Want To Waste My Life – Part 1
Stop and think about this, if God offered you anything, what would you want? This question tells me a lot about myself. What are the first things that come to my head? Sadly, its easy for me to think about a house, a new motorbike or a job that I love, before I think about …
I try to listen to a lot of podcasts and these below are some of my favourites of the last few years. The first few are roughly in order of my most recommended If you find time (driving is a good option!) to listen to any of these, I'd absolutely love to chat about it. …
2016 has been the most radical year of personal growth and spiritual formation that I have experienced. To summarize the major areas that I have seen development in, the three words that I would use are: awareness, identity and freedom. Broadly, these have worked together in the sense that awareness has shone light on areas …
(This is an old FB post) It's 2:30am but I can't go to bed till I share this. I found one of my new favourite things today I've been thinking a bit about some of the great paradoxes of the bible and of the Christian life. In 2 Corinthians 6:10 Paul talks about being "Sorrowful, …
The last 5 months of Impart have been dramatic in my own spiritual journey. There have been a number of significant catalysts that have stimulated growth, these include Brené Brown’s talk on the Power of Vulnerability[1], a C.S Lewis[2] quote, spending time wrestling with enneagram types, and going through the motions of my first serious …
Continue reading Reflection on False Images of God and Self – SF2
Write a personal reflection on the story telling experience in the group. Describe the act of sharing, listening and the group dynamics observed as a result of storytelling. The process of sharing my personal story was something that was surprisingly revolutionary to me. Sharing my testimony and bits and pieces of my life …
