Cass Backhouse

Ever notice in Psalm 23 it says: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley…” When I’m in darkness and fear surrounds me, I’m inclined to run, freeze, or hide - but walk ?No. Walking doesn't feel natural. I'd be running! But “walk” communicates something so important: steadfastness, strength, courage, and even peace. There is something we need to recognise here, a mark of a believer is one who walks , not runs, in hardship. They don’t run away. They don’t stop and despair. They move...

I'm working on a project for Christmas. A little advent daily devotional that will be out in December. As I prepare for it I have been reading some incredible church fathers (& mothers) teachings. This one stopped me in my tracks. I re-read it a few times. Tears filling my eyes and a broken heart as I read the graphic way in which Spurgeon preached calvary. This is what we need to be reminded of. The brutality of the cross and the ultimate sacrifice that was made for us all. I'll be really...

Billy Goats Weed & The Battle for the Soul As the sun dipped low over Scotts Head, I was captivated by the beauty before me, fields set against the ocean, covered in lilac flowers. The wind pulled them in all directions. “Isn’t it just beautiful?” I exclaimed. Shortly after, I was corrected.“The purple flowers? They’re a horrible weed, really hard to get rid of.” Surely this can’t be true, I thought, as I quickly googled it. But my FIL was right, it was the dreaded Billy Goat’s Weed. So...