Religion or Relationship?

Is the Christian faith a religion, or a relationship with God? Is this a distinction worth thinking about? Many would insist that Christianity is a religion. Dictionary.com defines religion as, ‘a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, [...]

The Bible – how should we read it?

How should we read the Bible? So often we are encouraged by a single Bible verse, on a little card, or as a quotation. But is this the best way to get input from the Bible? We can also look up topics and find relevant Bible verses for them – anger, disappointment, suffering, joy – [...]

Treasures

As we look at our lives, what do we place value on every day? What would you say your ‘treasures’ are? Are you running out of space? Is your home overflowing with ‘things’? The self storage industry began from scratch in Australia in the late 1970’s and today there are more than 1000 self storage [...]

What will Heaven be Like?

Pearly gates, white fluffy clouds, golden harps cascading beautiful melodies, white winged angels with cherubic faces, a friendly grandpa-like God smiling a welcome…? This is an appealing image, but is it accurate? What can we know about heaven, and what it will be like? And does it really matter? The Bible tells us that heaven [...]