"Go to the mattresses. You're at war." (You've got mail) In You've got mail, Joe Fox gives Kathleen Kelly some advice from The Godfather. Time to hit the mattresses! What great advice for us now! We're at war against an invisible enemy. And our tactic and strategy - time to stay home and maybe literally… Continue reading Go to the mattresses

Today our Prime Minister, for the first time, gave an address to the Nation. A warning of an encroaching and invisible enemy and for us to do our part to keep it at bay. We're told to stay calm and not to panic as our daily norm dissolves around us. Supermarkets remain overwhelmed, and popping… Continue reading Walking in the Jungle

It was less than a year after September 11, 2001 and I found myself in New York for work. The absence of the Twin Towers on the New York skyline was confronting and jarring, seeing Ground Zero powerful and moving. A city changed forever. But what I remember most was the fear. As I went… Continue reading Overcoming

Here we are, well underway with the start of a new year, the new decade though just beginning. With all the promise and potential that new beginnings hold. Even more so, we have this wonderful promise filled truth that our God rejoices in offering us a new beginning. Something that supecedes a calendar date. It's… Continue reading The Gate of the Year

"I will give you treasures hidden in dark and secret places. Then you will know that I, the LORD God of Israel, have called you by name. " (Isaiah 45:3) The greatest taonga, the greatest treasure is found in the hidden places. In life, in the hard places and amongst the darkness, there is treasure… Continue reading Taonga

"We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one. I'm not scared, what a beautiful day!" A popular children's story, That shares the story of a family going on a bear hunt and facing various obstacles on the way. Long wavy grass, a river, a dark forest. Each time, they realise… Continue reading We’re going on a bear hunt…

It must have felt so odd to the Israelites. They're facing an impenetrable walled city. They must take it. But how? You can imagine them looking to Joshua. Wanting the plan, the tactics. The clever strategy to win this battle. Yet, the simpliest, most illogical of plans is presented. To walk around the city, for six… Continue reading The walls came tumbling down

"I will rest in your promises. My confidence is your faithfulness" We all have those tough days, tough weeks...tough seasons. Sometimes even the very present minute is hard. Then there are the times when there is nothing more to be done. It is out of our hands. When we begin our walk through the valley. We all know these moments - the ones just before… Continue reading Rest in His promise

I'll praise before my breakthrough 'Til my song becomes my triumph I will sing because I trust You I will bring my heart, I will lift my song Sometimes we can find ourselves in life where praising God just seems too hard. Entering into praise seems the exact opposite of what we feel like doing.… Continue reading The Power of Praise

It was definitely a wild storm that night. Thunder, lightning, and then a mini tornado through our suburb. We heard a mssive bang which turned out was the sound of our fence being blown over. It wasn't until morning that we could really see what damage had been done. The driveway was a mess, our reycling… Continue reading Look up