Stephens' Weekly

Aren't the stories about peoples journey's fascinating? We come away from movies, a book or a true-life documentary and become inspired. Inspired by their br...

Recently I went to see Tom Hank's portrayal of Mr. Rogers in the movie, "A beautiful day in the Neighborhood". Besides the acting ability of Tom Hanks and th...

There's a lot of simply brilliant ideas out there. For instance, people need to get around in cities but what if it is the end of the month and you are broke...

Recently I came across an article by a speech therapist that stated the following, "If you want to be more confident in what you’re saying, you must believe ...

“ And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this co...

Recently at New Life we talked about the 'blow-overs' we tend to carry with us into a new year, and with fresh resolutions, hopefully deal with these. Of cou...

What is renewal? We often use certain phrases or terminology to describe the idea of a fresh connection with God. the Bible talks about "times of refreshing"...

Who says new years begin with a whimper? Seems to me that every one of my new years started with a bang. I’m sure we all have our “with a bang” scenarios, wh...

My wife and I were traveling back to Charles de Gaulle airports outside Paris when Dalene looked at Paris from the horizon and asked if I wanted to see the E...

I am in the process of writing a course on systematic theology. Whilst this is my field of study, I have never felt so challenged both academically and, beli...

Ins’t it true that a coat of paint covers a multitude of flaws? We've been in the process of painting the sanctuary of New Life and if you've been with us ov...

A recent study found among generation Z an interesting perspective. Gen Z were born in the mid-1990s to early-2000s. They have used digital technology since ...

Cultural analysts have coined a phrase “anti-fragile” when commenting on the rapid changes that have accelerated people into drastic “other” lifestyles not p...

"I too am a man under authority" are the famous words uttered by the centurion to Christ in Luke 7. He follows this statement up by expanding on his clear gr...

Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden with the charge to expand God’s rulership and glory until the whole earth would reflect the Creator. Christ ec...

A friend swung by the office this week and told me an interesting parable: A man from a rural area visited the city for the first time. He worked for a rathe...

The Kingdom of God as described in the Bible, separates itself from what we most associate life with. Here is what the Bible states: "For the kingdom of God ...

We live in a culture where knowledge and understanding means power and a lack of knowledge or understanding has us feeling inferior to those that “know it al...

As “the community of God” we are meant to be a clear picture of God in our community. In other words, there should be no ambiguity to God being among us, His...