Is silence really golden? It’s said that silence is golden, but is it really? Is it always? Could silence sometimes show cowardice rather than courage?  Or could it be just unwise? Sometimes ...

Words. Which ones do you use? Your favourite football team’s performance is going from bad to worse – and they throw the game away right at the end, again. What do you say? (Be honest!) You ...

Conflict is everywhere Differences over the hot topics of the day, clashes over climate change, or politicians at war with each other, conflict is both a normal and yet often a regrettable part of ...

Lebanon, logs and love Do you remember the pictures of the massive explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon in 2020? Nearly 3000 tons of stored ammonium nitrate fertilizer were triggered by a fire. ...

Kneel to stand June 2020 unfolded with a wave of protests as the international community reeled from the death of George Floyd, the African-American who tragically and shockingly lost his life during ...

What is my response? ….. What is your response? In 2020, the Western world was rightly confronted with the #Black Lives Matter movement, leaving many wondering what should be my response. Watching ...

Peace in the suburbs? A single tree shouldn’t cause that much annoyance, but just about everyone has a story about how overhanging branches, loud music often playing late into the night, or a dog ...

Conflict as Mission When the world went into lock down through the COVID-19 pandemic I heard a lot about how the church, how we, could be the salt and light of the earth through this time and reach ...

The grieving peacemaker Bushfires are nothing new in Australia.  But the scale of what was seen in the summer of 2019 took our breath away.  So many lost their lives, millions of animals and ...

Beyond the apology In 2019 Hong Kong political riots permeated the international community with unease.  Amidst the riots, Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, apologised for proposing the contentious bill ...

Winning the Battle Kyle Giersdorf, aka “Bugha,” is 16 years old and wants to buy a new desk. He has enough money. He has $US3 million. How? in 2019 he won the inaugural Fortnite World Cup, ...

But peacemaking just won't work in this situation! Unfortunately, many believers and their churches have not yet developed the commitment and ability to respond to conflict in a gospel-centered and ...