by Australian Christian women. Since September 2015

Dear one, God sees you. We see you. You are loved. You’ve lived in hell. You’ve tried. You’ve cried. The rages, the blaming, the criticism, the threats, the hits. You lived through it all, and you did everything you could to make it better. You did everything to keep him calm, keep him happy. But it’s not your fault. There’s nothing else you could have done. We see you. We believe you. And now life looks different. You’re shattered, you’re changed. This whole chapter is

Tell us a little about yourself I am a wife and mum to 2 adult children Matt and Sally and a rather big black rambuncious dog Charlie! I am a Clinical Nursing Facilitator (part time) and love teaching my students holistic care by the bedside. I am also the President of Nurses Christian Fellowship of Australia and this opportunity has lead me to teach Spiritual Care in the Critical Care Context to nursing and medical students in Fiji, Taiwan, Copenhagen and throughout Australi

“My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”… These are the words uttered in Psalm 22, part of the collection of prayers preserved by the community of faith in ancient Israel. They are words that express the anguish of suffering of the Psalmist and seeming rejection by both God and people. What can these songs of lament offer us as readers in the 21st century? In our eagerness to celebrate the glory and victory of Easter Sunday, we should not neglect the value, mystery and pai

Tell us a little about yourself I am a coffee drinking, exasperatingly optimistic, irresponsibly tattooed, twenty something assistant pastor, novice Christian radio announcer and Bachelor of Ministry graduate. I would describe myself as a theological pilgrim and one who tries their very best to be sensible and reliable (despite the tattoos and caffeine dependence). What's your favourite bible passage & why? “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror

Tell us a little about yourself I own a portrait photography business called Reverie Studios in Geelong Victoria. I have been married to my very patient husband for 23 years and I have three incredible teen daughters Meghan Caitlin and Asha. Early in my life I realised that I was drawn to the arts. I loved to read and loved to draw and studied art when I left school. It was then that I first picked up my camera but it wasn’t really the right fit. I was twenty and drawn to

I have a newborn. I say it like I’m in an AA meeting. Hi, my name is Erin and I have a newborn. It’s been 39 days since I last slept. I remind myself that there is a time for everything and this is the time to endure the unique torture that is sleep deprivation. This is the time for projectile vomiting and poonami’s and a distinct lack of personal hygiene. Have I showered today? I honestly can’t remember. I tell myself it’s a season. It won’t last forever. And even though my

Tell us a little about yourself Over the years I have worked as a teacher; AFES staff worker; pastor in several churches; Christian education consultant; University chaplain and author. I have had the joy of partnering with my theologian husband ministering in a number of places around the world and in writing together. In the last few years this writing has taken us to various locations in China, and Fujian Province in particular. Our first book, ‘View From The Faraway Pagod

There is something that we have all faced in our past, something that we may even be facing right now and it is definitely something that ALL of us will face in the future! It’s something that has the potential to steal our dreams, our confidence, and our vision. Yet, this same thing has the potential to propel us towards our dreams, increase our confidence and extend our vision. It’s a voice that we all hear and it’s a voice that we all need to be equipped to deal with. {It’

Tell us a little about yourself I live in beautiful Port Adelaide with my husband Marty, and our 4 month old baby, Gideon. I’m currently on maternity leave, but I’m otherwise employed as a high-school teacher, teaching a range of history, English, business and psychology. I’m very slowly chipping away at a Graduate Diploma of Divinity. We love our church family, Enfield Baptist Church, where we’ve been attending since we married eight years ago. Having grown up in great Angli

One of the first times I felt powerless was as a little girl, waiting for my mum to pick me up from school. She had been delayed and I didn’t know where she was. My eyes scanned the streets, thinking maybe the next car would be hers. I only had eyes for our family’s light brown Holden Kingswood. But she didn’t come. As the hours wore on, I started to concoct all sorts of theories about where she was. And of course, my mind drifted to the worst case scenario. She eventually di