On 2 September we celebrate Father’s Day—defined as ‘a celebration honouring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence...
‘When I started preaching around 50 years ago, if people wanted to encourage me they would joke, “Now I don’t want you to get a swell head”, as if...
At the end of the final rugby test match against France last month, a small group of All Blacks gathered to pray. Among them, fresh from his test...
Shane Warburton was introduced to alcohol as a toddler, and has attended the Bridge three times. Now sober, he is showing others that there is...
‘I am the sum total of everyone I’ve ever met,’ said Sylvester Stallone, during his speech after winning a Golden Globe. Stallone didn’t build his...
Peter Hennessy grew up in Brazil, as the son of Salvation Army officers—and from a young age learnt that it was all about loving people.
Trust is one of the most important things in healthy relationships, right? It’s usually listed as a non-negotiable quality in a perspective...
A while ago I had the privilege of assisting an extended family of Middle Eastern refugees into their new life in New Zealand. I found the people...
When Coralie Bridle resuscitated her own three-month-old son Samuel, she knew their world had changed forever. Ever since, Coralie has been her...
Do we all have a calling? And is it possible to miss the call?
David Swain felt like an exile when he ‘ran away’ to Wales, but it was there that God brought him back from captivity.
Lieutenant Stephen Molen went from a ‘missing person’ to being found through The Salvation Army. He’s still doing things differently, but now he...
