Casting Crowns' new album 'Thrive' was released this week. As with so many of my favourite groups, this is a much anticipated event: many of their songs dig deep into God's Word and they are not afraid to tackle issues that are often not spoken about much, which I...

We continue to believe that prayer fuels every activity of the church and that without God's Spirit breathing life into every activity, nothing of lasting value will be achieved. Throughout February, we will be praying in particular for outreach: the outreaches in...

My favourite animal is the hippopotamus. After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal, and I suspect my love of this animal has much to do with its ungainliness on land compared to its grace in water. I think I probably...