Beat the Blag: the 7 greatest lies in church life
When does a blag become a lie? We live in a world of blagging. We all do it. It’s the art of spin. It’s when...
Why Love Languages Don’t Work
Usually, depending upon our personality type, each of us has a ‘love language’ that means the world to us. It’s a way of communicating, not necessarily through words, that leaves us feeling valued and incredibly special. However, it’s when your demand for your ‘loved one’ to speak your own particular love language increases that the relationship usually begins to unravel rather than strengthen.
The Next You
The mantra of our age is not only ‘be yourself’ but ‘find yourself’. Yet the imprint of the New Testament is not to find yourself but to define yourself. It’s not what the Word of God says about you that ultimately counts, it’s what YOU say about you. Your definition of yourself will either align you with God’s truth, and release its power upon your life, or alienate you from truth and render it redundant to your life and world.
Middle Child Syndrome – The “Almost Live” Message
Get ready. You’re about to experience MCS – Middle Child Syndrome! Something or someone is about to enter into your world that will deflect all of the attention off you and onto them. It may be a new church in your city, a younger song leader or songwriter or a new whizz kid who does things ‘better’ than you.
My Letter to the Generations – Jenny Gilpin
As featured in the latest edition of the Hope City Magazine, Jenny Gilpin writes from the heart to the generations.
The Third Culture
Have you ever baulked when someone has asked you ‘Where are you from?’ For so many the answer is complicated! Your normal response is, ‘then we moved to…then we moved to…’. You are probably what they call a ‘Third Culture Kid’ (3CK)!
Hope City Magazine 2015
Take a flick through the pages of the brand new Hope City Magazine. Packed full of inspirational articles, real life stories, updates from our locations and a generous measure of quirkiness.