The theologian Paul Tillich wrote: "People who endure suffering are taken beneath the routines of life and find they are not who they believed themselves to be." When we plan for the future, we often talk about all the good times we hope to have. But throughout my life, I noticed that when people remember the past, they don’t talk about happiness! It is often the ordeals that seem most significant. People shoot for happiness but feel formed through suffering! Pain is a powerful force that has...

Have you ever wondered what the first step towards a deeper, more meaningful life is? Well, in my opinion, it all starts with discovering the Lord's love for us! As David Brooks wrote in his Road To Character book: "Love is like an invading army that reminds you that you are not master of your own house…When you are in love, you can’t stop thinking about your beloved. You walk through a crowd and you think you see her in a vaguely familiar form every few yards. You flip from highs to lows...

In Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis wrote this conversation between Lucy, a young girl, and the lion Aslan (Jesus): Lucy: "I see," said Lucy. "I see. But please, may we have some of the water?" Aslan: "The thirsty drink," said Aslan. Lucy: "Will you promise not to—do anything to us, if we do come?" Aslan: "I make no promise," Lucy: "Do you eat girls?" Aslan: "I have swallowed up girls and boys, women and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms," Lucy: "I dare not come and drink," Aslan:...

Launch Out Into The Deep: The Antidote To Spiritual Shallowness starts on Sunday 23rd of April 2023.