A first person account of the story found in John 2. The wedding feast was well under way and the guests were enjoying themselves as they danced and sang and celebrated with the groom and his new bride. As I moved through the crowd, filling cups and serving food, I noticed that one particular guest…

I love the story of Jesus ditching his parents in favour of hanging out in the temple in Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52). Jesus’ parents had set off home towards Nazareth, thinking that the young Jesus was travelling somewhere in their group with the rest of their family and friends. Unbeknown to them, Jesus had stayed in…

Every time I come across the story of Jesus calming the storm, I find myself wondering about the disciples’ response to what Jesus does.  In particular, I have been confounded by the shift from fear to terror.  When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the…

A longer story that I wrote over a decade ago, but one that feels more relevant to me now than ever. Everyday, come rain or shine, a man takes a walk around a vineyard. He walks slowly, carefully, his eyes continually scanning the vines. As he moves along the rows, his hands raised, he gently…

Rewritten from a post first published June 2015. Sometime between AD 15—20 Saul began his studies of the Hebrew Scriptures in the city of Jerusalem under Rabbi Gamaliel, in one of the the most prominent rabbinical schools of that day, founded by his grandfather, Hillel. Gamaliel was also the president of the Sanhedrin, a position…

I love a big blue sky and sunny days. It’s part and parcel of living in Australia. But I love bad weather days even more. Not that I think there is any such thing as ‘bad weather’. As a landscape and severe weather photographer, getting out into the natural environment on a stormy day has…

I have fond memories of taking each of my children for a drive into the countryside to take photos. We never really had a plan. It was always one of those ‘let’s just see what we can discover’ type of adventures. We would just spend time walking through the bush or a garden or along…

I am always amazed by Abrahams demonstration of faith when he set out from his home, with his son, on a journey that no father would want to undertake.  And yet there is something profound in his actions, something that leaves me contemplating my level of willingness to follow God.  It is a story that…