By Ben Swift “The meaning of your life is to help others find the meaning of theirs” (Viktor Frankl). A long time ago it was noted by an observer of the early church that a small but growing group of people following Jesus Christ as their Messiah, were turning the world upside down, flipping many [...]
By Ben Swift Turn, turn, turn, you can almost feel the cogs of the universe spinning us ever so quickly towards another Christmas. This Groundhog Day, déjà vu-like experience once again finds us trying to come up with something new to make the day somehow special, even memorable, in the hope that we may experience [...]
By Ben Swift – Author of Beyond the Fish Sticker History can be regarded by some as insignificant and irrelevant; foreign to their high-definition, technologically driven, fast-paced lifestyles. But looking back is often our only hope of avoiding the pitfalls experienced in the past. Perhaps you’ve noticed that events from history are often reshaped into [...]
By Ben Swift ‘Genuine Christianity is a way of seeing and comprehending all reality’ (Charles Colson). In the year 1969, Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris could be heard bombarding Australian radio with his call to ‘come and see the real thing’. In a time of psychedelic drugs, alcoholic binges and a Western cultural revolution, I [...]
It’s certainly tempting in life to look back in regret at the many opportunities lost and to wish for a second chance to better align our lives with what we think is best for us. After all, has anyone with a faith in God not wrestled with the confusion that sometimes lines the paths God [...]
By Ben Swift ‘All their friends lay dead around them, the survivors took flight and ran, screaming in terror as the uniformed figure whooped with joy, laughing and cheering, as he picked them off one by one… Few of those shot survived; the killer had chosen his weapon with care, using special dum-dum bullets that [...]
By Ben Swift ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Genesis 1:1). For over a decade I have had the privilege of teaching Christian Studies to primary aged students. This journey has taught me that when it comes to grappling with the concept of God, the minds of children can and will [...]
