We create better with food. There are so many people who are alone and who need friendship. When we make sharing meals with people part of our routine, we create opportunities to connect with people and really get to to know them well.

When we reduce mission to being something that we give or communicate, we miss the power that there is when we simply listen to people. Learning to listen can change lives.

Prayer isn't something to tick off your list of things that you need to do. It is a powerful moment of earth and heaven coming together to change our lives. Prayer changes everything.

You can have all the external situations right in your life and still not see the blessings that God intends for you because you have not learnt to cultivate the condition of your heart. How do we wire ourselves for blessing?

There are so many things that we have to do. Pay the bills, get to work, feed the kids. But what if the things that we have to do distract us from what we really HAVE to do. How do we not miss the important within the business of the urgent? Today Jacob unpacks what Jesus HAD to do and what that means for us.

There are moments in life when everything feels overwhelming. How do we deal with depression and despair. The bible helps us to help others who are struggling.

What happens when you die? For a lot of us we just don't want to think about this. Others have all kinds of ideas about the afterlife. What does the Bible say and why does our belief about Heaven have such an impact into the way we live today?

If we do not rest then we lose something of what we were created to be. However, the same may be true of creation. We need to help the earth to stay fruitful as well.

YOU ARE NOT A MACHINE! It is important to work hard. However, you must also stop. You can find rest or rest will find you. It is important to learn how to stop properly.

We all have desires that drive us. However, sometimes we need a break. The first spiritual discipline that we are taught in the Bible is the discipline of the Sabbath. It is not a day of escapism but a day of feasting. Before you can go, you need to stop.