Life, faith and the future of the planet
One of my great privileges in life is getting to partner with some amazing people who are building great churches here in Perth, across Australia, and around the world. My primary value add is preaching, teaching, coaching, and mentoring, but … Continued
I’ve been thinking lately about measuring outputs and their corresponding outcomes. I’ve concluded that there are basically four levels of output. These can be best understood as activity, productivity, effectiveness, and attractiveness. Activity implies busyness, but that doesn’t necessarily mean … Continued
In one of my previous posts, I highlighted the multi-dimensional scope and scale of the environmental crisis facing the world today. One aspect of that crisis is the possibility of climate change as a result of global warming. Recently the … Continued
Life in the twenty-first century certainly comes with many unique challenges, and perhaps none more pervasive and perplexing than the role that mobile web technology now plays. With the advent of smart devices like phones and tablets, life has changed … Continued
Jesus was, without a doubt, one of the most influential people in human history and his life, teaching and ministry have significantly changed the world. You don’t have to be a Christian to recognise that. Even the most ardent atheists … Continued
I once heard a well-known preacher fervently ridicule those who endeavour to save dolphins when God’s priority is ‘clearly’ saving humans. His comments, which seemed to be laced with disdain for those who genuinely care for the well-being of earth’s … Continued
We often think of sin as “broken rules”, but I think it’s more accurate to understand sin as “broken relationship”. Of course, the ultimate “break in relationship” was the one between humanity and God, but that separation eventually resulted in … Continued
Do all lives matter? No. Obviously not. Should all lives matter? Absolutely. And in an ideal world, all lives would matter. But we don’t live in an ideal world. We live in a broken, fallen, imperfect, and deeply damaged world … Continued
Integrity is a virtue that should ideally inform our treatment of one another, whether at home, in business, at work, or while pursuing shared goals. Over the years, I have developed what I believe is a helpful framework for understanding … Continued
Is the world really facing an environmental crisis? Are the stakes as high as we are sometimes led to believe they are? And what about the science – is it really reliable? In our twenty-first-century media-driven culture, we are bombarded … Continued
