Pages

▼
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

The message virgin converts need to hear

›
Those   converting to Christianity in adulthood resemble bigfoot - heard about but rarely seen.  But, the more I think about later converts ...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

You may not grade on a curve, but you should definitely praise on one

›
Teachers do a lot of marking. Lots and lots. While I’ve been on teacher prac the last few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of written online clas...
Saturday, October 9, 2021

The high price of COVID we may not see coming

›
  COVID has taken a high toll. People have died. Others will have long term health consequences. Businesses have gone under. Mental health c...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

When will I pull the pin?

›
This Friday I will record a video post to mark the ten-year anniversary of Tiny Bible Bits . This blog, as of August, has just clicked over ...
Friday, September 17, 2021

We shouldn’t just pray for someone

›
A few weeks ago I recorded the prayer that was presented during church. It was… ok. Nothing too special.  Just a few minutes in length. This...
Monday, September 13, 2021

Preaching should come at a cost for talented ministers

›
No one should do it all . Which, surely, poses a problem for immensely talented ministers. Of course, this means that I was never a threat o...
Friday, September 10, 2021

Jumping through the hoops

›
Technically, I could now teach in school. Furthermore, as of around ten minutes ago, my application to be a full-time teacher as just submit...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Why the church must decide if they will advertise their vaccination statuses

›
I’ve got my first COVID vaccination and will get my second jab in a few weeks time. When I got jabbed I wasn’t required to for my current jo...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Should you preach 2 Chronicles just… because?

›
  The gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Acts. James. Ecclesiastes. These are the regular wells we derive our sermons from. If you walk in...
Monday, August 16, 2021

How do you minister to those on the edges of the arguments?

›
I don’t envy those currently in vocational ministry. Of course, any time someone is in ministry is a difficult time. Ministry is messy . Peo...
Monday, August 9, 2021

Am I a former youth minister or a beginner teacher?

›
Yes. I am. I was in vocational youth ministry for over a decade. But I’m also in my final semester of an education degree. Now, I’m soon to ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Maybe we should cut down on telling people to love Jesus... Do they really have to?

›
Jesus asks Peter, at the end of the gospel of John , if he loves Jesus. Clearly, in this case, the question mattered. But I can’t think of t...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Should a preacher wade into the waters of controversy?

›
A few weeks ago I wrote something on Tiny Bible Bits about doing the right thing while I was stuck in a fortnight of COVID isolation. It’s ...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

The not-always-risky percentages behind “there’s somebody here tonight”

›
There’s always a risk behind boldly saying that your point will apply “to somebody here tonight.” There’s always a risk in stopping to boldl...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

How expanding your strengths can shift a drifting church

›
There’s an old saying that says if you’re not moving forward then you’re going backward. It’s probably one of those “quotes” by Waldo Emerso...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Why you should pay attention to the questions which set the platform

›
Last semester I went on my first six-week teaching prac for the year. While I was on prac I marked my first set of assignments. In doing so ...
Sunday, July 4, 2021

We need the God of bush chapels and cathedrals

›
A few weeks ago I was sharing the story of the worst, and most influential, time of my life and faith - 2010 - the year my dad died   and my...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

My inspired thoughts are the equivalent of my kids paintings

›
Having two children, with my youngest being five years old, I’ve seen a lot of kiddy artwork. I’ve delighted in every drawing, painting and ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

You have to be close enough to see the bones

›
Every church has skeletons. Every. Church.. Having worked in four churches, every one of them had skeletons that most members of the congreg...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

The most important question adult converts can answer

›
The vast majority of Christians were converted - if they recall a date at all - in their teenage years. With this being the case, adult conv...