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Why I Deleted Social Media: A Personal Reckoning with the Algorithm
On 25 April 2026, I deleted my accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, BlueSky, X/Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Not deactivated. Deleted. The data, the followers, the years of curated digital existence: gone. I kept Substack for long-form writing and YouTube for...
Simplicity Parenting: Raising Kids with Less Noise and More Grace
Simplicity Parenting: Raising Kids with Less Noise and More Grace Somewhere in the half-light before dawn, a parent sits at the kitchen table with a cooling cup of coffee and a list that already feels like a verdict. Permission slips. Snack rotations. The...
Jesus Washes Feet – John 13:1–17
The Jesus Way · Movement 3 · From Power to Servanthood The Room That Stopped Breathing There are moments in life when the temperature of a room changes. You’ve been in them. The conversation has been flowing easily, jokes and small talk, the comfortable noise of...
Kingdom or Empire? Following Jesus in an Age of Nationalism, Populism, and Political Idolatry
On 6 January 2021, the world watched as a mob stormed the United States Capitol. Among the flags and the fury, crosses were raised. “Jesus Saves” banners fluttered beside nationalist slogans. A makeshift gallows stood near a man carrying a Bible. For many...
The Human One Came to Serve – Mark 10:35–45
The Jesus Way · Movement 3 · From Power to Servanthood The Request Imagine you’ve been following a teacher for three years. You’ve left your home, your family business, your entire previous life. You’ve watched him heal the sick and feed the hungry and silence the...
The Long Walk Home: 45 Years on the Way of Jesus
I’m on spiritual retreat at the Hermitage in Mittagong at the moment, reflecting on what 45 years of following Jesus and his Way have taught me about faith and discipleship. Here’s some of what those years have taught me. Maybe it’ll encourage others on the Way. 1....
Unshackled: Breaking Addiction’s Chains Through God’s Grace
I spent a decade drinking in secret. Night after night, after long days of pastoral ministry, I’d pour myself drinks to numb the stress and sadness I felt inside. On the outside, I was a successful pastor and theologian. On the inside, I was falling apart. I know...
Blessed are the Merciful – Matthew 5:7
The Jesus Way · Movement 2 · From Competition to Compassion The Debt You’ve Forgotten There’s a moment, possibly many years ago now, when someone let you off the hook. Maybe you were a teenager and you did something that should’ve had serious consequences, and a...
Jesus Moved with Compassion – Matthew 9:35–38
The Jesus Way · Movement 2 · From Competition to Compassion What Still Gets to You? There’s a question I’ve been asking people lately, in conversations over coffee, in small groups, in the quiet margins after church. It’s a simple question, but it tends to open...
The Graham Joseph Hill Podcast
I’ve released the trailer and first episode of my new podcast (“The Graham Joseph Hill Podcast”). I’ve provided links to where to listen to the podcast below, and the first episode is “Exvangelicals and the Exodus: Spiritual Lessons for Deconstructing Faith.” Podcast...
The Week That Changed Everything – A Special Easter Reflection
The Jesus Way – A Special Easter Reflection (Luke 22–24; John 13; 19–20) The Story We Think We Know Every year it comes around. The palms, the prayers, the somber Friday, the lilies on Sunday morning. We know the sequence. We’ve heard the readings. Many of us could...
Advance Australia Fairer: Reclaiming “Fair” as a Call to Justice
Few words in Australian public life carry as many layers as the word “fair.” It sits at the heart of our national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, and echoes through our most cherished cultural expression, the “fair go.” In recent years, a lively debate has emerged...
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