Christ and Everyday Life

Posted on October 4, 2026 
Filed under Edification, Encouragement

“It’s Monday morning, so there is the school run, a car service, a full inbox and a list of tasks for home and work. The washing is on the line, a meeting runs long, you check in on a neighbour and then cook dinner. So, the week rolls on till Sunday, and for an hour or two life feels ‘spiritual’ again. If you know that rhythm, you’re not alone. For many of us the week is divided into two compartments: the sacred bits (church, Bible reading, prayer) and the secular bits (everything else).

J. I. Packer once observed that the Puritans knew nothing of this divide. …”

– John McClean, Moore College graduate and Vice Principal of Christ College in Burwood, encourages Christians to live every day in the light of the gospel.