Some recent posts, ideas, thoughts, podcasts, articles, rants etc
What is worship?
One of the things I get asked about a lot is worship. I think it’s because I’m Australian and everyone therefore thinks I’m from Hillsong United. I’m not. Have you ever noticed that worship is one of those things that every Christian has an opinion on ... but we often...
How to hear from God — Here are my three simple tips.
One of the questions I get asked often on my Instagram channel is: How do you hear from God? It's a great question! After writing a bunch of responses via DMs, and emails, and Instagram posts, I decided to do a 2-minute devotion on my YouTube channel to provide an...
Why church online as we know it is DEAD … and what the Church can do about it
At That Church Conference a few years ago, I heard a keynote speaker say, “There’s no such thing as church online.” I was immediately shocked. I mean, I was an online pastor. How dare he?! Now I agree. Church online as we’ve known it for the past decade is gone. And...
How to use social media to share your faith with your children
As parents, we want to pass on our wisdom, values and advice to our children, right? Well, there are three simple things I did to make sure my faith, and values will get handed down to my three daughters. Now, I know that modern blog writing etiquette says I’m...
Hashtags on Instagram: Which ones I use, how I use them, and why they don’t work for everyone
I always get asked what hashtags I use on my Instagram posts … and it’s probably the second most frustrating question I get. So, I let me provide a simple answer about how I use hashtags and what you can—and can’t—expect from hashtags: Hashtags are NOT a shortcut to...
Get FREE Lightroom presets
As photographers, we're always looking for ways to improve our workflow AND get the look we want. That's why I use Lightroom Presets whenever I'm processing my images from a shoot. Over the past four years, I've spent hours processing 1000s of images and developed a...
Free ebook and prints in February!
To celebrate the amazing team at YouVersion supporting my devotional book, Chasing The Light, I'm giving away some extra bonuses throughout February! The Chasing The Light preview devotion is now a featured plan of the month on the YouVersion bible app, and I'm...
The five things you can do today that will grow your Instagram account
There seems to be a lot of blog posts around giving “surefire” tips to grow your Instagram account. These range from using the right filters and geo tagging every image, to running contests and asking popular Instagrammers if you can take over their account. There’s...
One easy way you can navigate the uphill battles we all face in life
Life is an uphill battle sometimes, right? We all experience times when life is just hard work. While, Jesus never promised that our life would be smooth sailing … I think many of his followers are shocked when we face tough times. It’s like we think following Jesus...
Worship is more than 20 minutes of music on Sunday!
I love to worship through music. It’s one of my pathways to God … which is why I get frustrated when churches reduce worship to just 15-20 minutes of music at the start of a service. Worship is more than 20 minutes of music! Can I get an amen? I mean, when I first...