How to celebrate Advent
Advent means ‘Coming’. At Advent we celebrate two ‘comings’ of Jesus: his birth and his promised return. We…
“How is everybody doing?” What Elmo brought to light this week
“How is everybody doing?” What Elmo brought to light this week You may have heard that earlier this…
Maybe there’s more to parenting than getting the school right…
Coming out of the holidays, I’ve been thinking a lot more about family and kids. It’s a natural…
What can we learn from Jesus about how to make decisions?
It’s that time of year isn’t it? Happy New Decision. A time of re-evaluation. Of lines in the…
Is God just egotistical or is there more to this praise thing?
I had coffee with a friend of my this morning. It was a rambling conversation. One of those…
How to build a secret place with God: It takes T.I.M.E
Most followers of Jesus have a history of time in the secret place – that place where we…
A stay at the barn
A stay in a barn unveils the Christmas story like never before. Recently, Sarah and I got away…
This Wednesday’s fast
Hi Viva community, Looking forward to doing our first fast together this Wednesday. If you missed the talk,…
As a Jesus follower, what can I do about climate change?
Next week’s COP26, the UN Climate Change conference, has pushed climate change pledges and problems into the centre…
One essential self care tip for life under lockdown
One essential self care tip for life under lockdown Lockdown doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon. …