This morning my heart is burning. I’ve been preparing to brief the media team before our worship livestream later today and I feel overwhelmed with gratitude that we get to pursue the Father’s heart tonight. Tonight we go glory hunting. There’s a balancing act that I’m learning as we build up the team, between excellence …
At the age of 16, and newly saved, God planted me into a Bible based church. Little did I know, He was preparing me for the first of many storms to come in my life. At 18, I became physically sick; doctors could not find what was wrong with me. I withdrew from school due …
Now I’m here. Outside, the street lamps prop up a black, starless sky. I’m dimly lit by fairy lights, staring up at the silhouette of the organ that towers over me. I felt my spirit pulling then; the Holy Spirit inviting me: “come sit with me.”
Whilst living in Scotland, God started to enlarge my heart to love beyond…. Beyond those who were related to me, beyond the superficial, beyond anything that I had ever experienced before. To love like family, those who weren’t family.
In our lives, there are certain things that we know we will do someday, but that day never seems to come. Not last year, not this year – but maybe next year! Sound familiar? There are things God puts in our heart that we leave on the backburner until it’s almost forgotten. I’ve always loved …
I saw myself among a large number of Christians. We were all worshiping; all of us were singing in the spirit. I was not aware that there was a music team playing any instruments. The sense of the presence of God was overwhelming, almost tangible, as was the sense of His awesome goodness and infinite …
It’s late. My Dad and I have sunk, drowsy-happy, into opposing couches and midnight conversation. Words mingle, mid-air, with homespun smells; pot plants and worn leather. We talk about the developing media team, what church will look like when services resume and what God is doing in our church in this season. I bring up …
The word genius actually comes from an identical Latin word meaning: ‘attendant spirit present from one’s birth, innate ability or inclination’. Ooooh. Very new agey, huh? There is a very real pressure at this, the pointy end of history, to either be brilliant or not. Hollywood teaches us that genius is an ability that you …
