The Bible in twelve verses
If someone asked you to summarise the whole Bible in a dozen verses, what verses would you choose? Don’t know? Here is one 12-verse summary — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and [...]
How do you follow-up the ‘high’?
Back on April 22 we had Part 1 of ‘How do you follow-up ‘the high’’ i.e. how you and I should be living in light of Easter. But April can feel a long time ago now! So, what ongoing [...]
7 Brief Thoughts on Politics to Help You Avoid Being Cynical
It’s tempting to be very cynical about politics, especially if who you voted for yesterday wasn’t elected … or if they were and they don’t deliver on their promises. But keep these 7 truths in mind — No matter [...]
Wash, Iron, Cook, Clean; Repeat? OR Is it all worth it?
There are many times when mothers are unappreciated. (The same could be said for Fathers or parents generally, but today I’m particularly writing about mums.) Often, children or husbands don’t see what mothers do, or see all that’s involved [...]
How do you follow-up ‘the high’?
Easter was a wonderful time, a highlight of the year — but now it’s over. So, do we now suffer from ’post-Easter blues’? What do we do now? Well, what you and I and we can and should do [...]
It will be so different
Renee’s mum sends us letters of Renee’s family history, including how her grandparents moved from Cape Town, South Africa to Rhodesia in the 1920’s. They moved from a city next to an ocean, to a farm about 35 kilometres [...]
Are you at risk of spiritual theft?
I love the eggs from our backyard chickens, the quality is excellent. However, recently, a currawong has been stealing them! How annoying. The Christians in Galatia were at risk of having the true gospel ‘stolen’ from them, by people [...]
Why TGS is like a recent gold-coin find
Michael Leigh-Mallory had given up on metal-detecting ten years ago; 90% of his finds were rubbish, literally. Then on his first metal detecting search in a decade he found gold, literally. Buried just 10 centimetres deep in a ploughed field [...]
What does God want me to do in 2022? Part 2/2
Part 1 showed us that when we are told to “love kindness [hesed]” we are in fact being told to reflect our God’s character. But this is a high calling. And not one the Israelites were —or we are—particularly likely [...]
What does God want me to do in 2022? Part 1/2
Micah 6:8 says: "He has told you, O man [person], what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?". We all know [...]
