It’s OK to be ambitious? Yeah … nah.

‘It’s OK to be ambitious.’ Have you heard Christians say this? Have you said it yourself? This is the idea: Ambition—a desire to achieve a vision, to strive for excellence and great goals—is inherently a good thing. Of course, not all ambition…

Telling the truth (Ephesians 4:25)

Truth is becoming an increasingly rare commodity in our world. Former US President Barack Obama certainly thinks so. In a speech in July 2018 celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, Obama took the opportunity to warn against a…

Pleasure (and Power and Pride)

In my last two articles, I wrote about Pride and Power and my aim in each was to warn us of the danger of shielding ourselves from the God who is Love. I argued that Pride turns us away from our Creator so that the reality of our smallness and dependence…

Are we ready?

During a time of door knocking around the streets of Auburn, I met S. He and his family had moved from Maharashtra relatively recently. He was keen to chat about God, but our conversation very quickly revealed his lack of assurance. S’s acts of…