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Names. They expose identity and claim reputations. Such is the case with Mary of Magdala, Mary of Bethany, and Martha. But are these women what they seem on first reading?

We have been given an amazing gift. The gift of victory over every evil. To live it, we have to know it.

When Jesus comes into a season that we think is the end, He brings a new beginning that is meaningful. A new season that maybe we didn’t see coming because we never saw the importance of it.

Transformation happens when we learn not to measure God; when we are sealed in the wine barrel, in the secret place, over time where it’s just me and God; where finally the wine of our life becomes cultured in our heritage with God.

Peter was so tired after working hard all night and getting nothing for it. How often I’ve felt that way. Yet, Jesus said do it one more time. Just one more time. I’ll show you where. But go out to deeper waters.

God's peace comes from His Presence. He leaves His peace, His Presence, with us. So if we are not experiencing His peace it isn’t that He’s taken it, it’s that we’ve turned from it. Or we could say, we've turned from Him.

There is a greater enemy than what we see but we don't need to listen to him. There is a greater will than what we perceive. We only need to listen to Him; the Father.

If only redemption wasn't so raw and messy. Our spiritual redemption came from commotion. No doubt, that’s why our personal redemption often looks the same way.

We must consider the cost of what is required; to weigh the balance of what would be profitable and what would be wasteful. God’s promise is always, without fail, to renew and restore us, to lead us in the way we should take.

It’s nice to think about Jesus growing up. The bible says so little about him during those years. We see the fruit that was produced in Jesus demonstrated His intimacy with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ is an historical figure, recognised not only in the bible, but verified in secular historical accounts. So who is the Christ in Christmas? And what else does the bible say about Him and our future?

What does it mean when your name is mentioned? Do you have to be somebody special? Who has to notice you?

The first time Jesus came, He came in meekness and humility. The second time He comes, He will come with the power that shook the heavens and created the earth and all the galaxies. Every heart will be revealed.

Many people don’t think they need God with them. But the blessing Emmanuel, God with us brings, is immeasurable. He brings us three unique features to live forever with Him and it spells HOPE.

Everybody has thoughts about the terms and conditions we’re bound by in life. Even driving in our local area these days demonstrates the way people assume their own terms and conditions on the road, despite the road rules.

We often think rest is just lying down and taking time out, disconnecting, or sleeping. But seven types of rest are important reminders that both passive rest and active rest in different capacities lead to the sort of restoration our body, soul and spirit need.

The greatest handicap to not changing is not admitting your handicap. Know yourself well enough to admit where you fall short.

People don’t know what you carry in your heart, but God sees your 'if only'.

Those who have been through the full bankruptcy process know the long-reaching and devastating effect it has on their lives. One process of bankruptcy, called the No Asset Procedure, means the debt can be written off.

People are naturally inclined to look for a certain influence from others that helps direct their own course. For this reason, we must be careful and considered about the people we allow to teach us, and those we choose to follow.