You don’t have to have seen much of the news lately to know we are in the middle of natural disasters – drought and fire. I wanted to write down a few thoughts for your consideration while thinking about and praying for our nation.

All of us are affected by evil and suffering. It is a thorny issue, both philosophically and experientially.

There is more going on than we think. When it comes to Jesus, there is always more going on than we people think.

LAW. This little word can stir a lot of emotion. Most of the guys that came through the rehab where I worked had seen a judge or the back seat of a police car. Many saw 'the law' as a personal enemy, a conspiracy, a system set up specifically to restrict their fun and freedom.

Each of us have our weaknesses, and we can get stuck in our own darkness at times. Sometimes it seems as if the darkness is going to win... as if light will be overcome by it. But our hope is a tender-hearted Saviour, a Shepherd to us sheep, who oftentimes stray, get stuck and need rescuing.

Think about the fact that you don't matter that much. That you are insignificant. Watch more.

Shame made its first appearance in the garden of Eden after Adam and Eve first disobeyed God, and ever since then has been a common reality touching all of humanity.

If we want to understand our fears and anxieties we need to stop long enough to listen to what they are saying to us. Once we understand what they are saying to us we will then be ready to hear what Jesus says to our fears.

Peter takes us through five very practical steps in dealing with conflict.

Peter explains the underlying mechanism that lies behind almost all conflict: we want something, the desire for it begins ruling our hearts and we fight each other to get it.

Conflict is everywhere. Everyday we see it, hear it and engage with it. Peter has a close look at conflict and evaluates the belief systems behind the strategies we employ to handle it.