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(Most names in this story have been changed. David Godwin’s name remains the same to honor his memory.) I was raised in Australian Evangelical Christianity in the 80s and 90s, although we never really used…

A bit about Australian culture and HalloweenI grew up in Australia; a child in the 80s, a teen in the 90s & a graduate of (senior) high school in the year 2000. When I was…

From my observations of the world this year—the year of the coronavirus pandemic—I have come to the conclusion that a spiritual shift is taking place. What do I mean by this statement? Well, for those…

I am Pro-Life and Pro-Choice.I know this is a confusing statement for many, but I’m of the opinion that we should save as many babies as we can, while also allowing for the fact that…

Pro-life or pro-choice? I am both. I want to launch back into blog writing by starting a series of discussions about abortion. As a child I was taught that abortion was murder and murder was…

I watched my sister (in-law) give birth to a perfect baby girl on Wednesday August 17th 2016. It was a wonderful experience and since I was already hoping to have a baby the following year,…

I’ve had 90 people fill in my sex survey this year and one of the 21 questions I asked was: “Do you believe in soul ties?” I had a varied response. Just less than 1…

Planning a wedding can be stressful. Sometimes the bride doesn’t think of every little thing she is going to need until a couple of weeks before the ceremony and she ends up running around frantically…

I will never forget the story of Michael Guglielmucci who claimed he had cancer to mask a pornography addiction. When I first discovered that he was faking cancer, I was angry. My mother was dying…

It may shock you to learn that I am not anti-abortion. I try to take a neutral approach and say that I am neither for nor against, but there are some circumstances in which I…

America has legalised gay marriage in all 50 states. My gay and bi Uncles were quick to rainbow colour code their profile pictures on facebook and these were the first of many posts in my…

My mother passed away 4 years ago, when I was 28, on the 5th of May 2011. She had bowel cancer for four years prior and it was not a huge shock when she died….

There was a lot of discussion on my previous blog about masturbation. Some of the questions that were raised were: Is it possible to masturbate without lust? What about the fact that a lot of…

Have you ever heard anyone tell you to let your conscience be your guide? Back in the days when I used to let my conscience be my guide, I felt guilty about everything. I thought…

An obsession is a fixation. Most of the time, people with an obsession or fixation, try to keep it hidden, but when the topic comes up the person usually reveals hypersensitivity in the area of…

While I was growing up, I felt like I was taught a postmodern version of the 10 commandments: Worship the Trinity only Don’t love material possessions more than God Don’t swear Go to church every…

Hebrews 1:2-3 tells us that “In these last days he has spoken to us by his son … the exact representation of his being!” The synoptic Gospels all agree that Jesus held up love as…

I have seen a few facebook statuses recently that have asserted the idea that God has provided for all our needs and we should not focus on what we lack but should believe that we…