Jesus is revealed to us throughout the Scriptures. I don’t mean this irreverently, but it reminds me of the ‘Where’s Wally?’ series. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this, it is a series of picture books in which every page hides a little character called Wally. The aim is to run your eyes over the entire page from corner to corner until you can spot him. Well, it’s a little like that with finding Jesus hidden in the…
If there was one American tradition I wish Australia had adopted instead of Halloween, it would be Thanksgiving. Yet, for the Christian, every day is Thanksgiving Day! Jesus, we thank You that in Your humanity, You never sinned. You were the spotless and blameless lamb. If You had sinned even just once, all humanity would be under God’s wrath in a never-ending living hell. We thank You for not giving in to temptation and for standing on God’s word. We…
If you follow my blog, you will recall that in February of this year, Derek and I started on the carnivore diet as a new way of life for good health, avoidance of dementia, diabetes and other diseases, and for longevity (you can read about that here). Now, just over nine months later, we are still going, and the benefits have been enormous. There are many shadows and types of the Lord and His church that I have seen throughout…
Izzy was in desperate need. She was on her own, attending a Christian women’s weekend conference with many women she’d never met before. She was from out of town, while many of the others knew each other as they had crossed paths at previous events, and some had been in close fellowship for years. Izzy was walking through some deep spiritual place with the Lord that she didn’t understand. Spiritually, she was in new territory and, in her heart, was…
Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38) I want to pass on the great news that the eBook format of Derek’s book, Wanted: Workers for the Work of God, is available for only $0.99c globally (on…
Although His heart and will were already there, the hammering of those nails into Jesus’ hands and feet was what kept Him physically on that cross. Without that hammering, He could not have remained there. And if He hadn’t remained on that cross, there would have been no salvation for humanity and the whole earth, no resurrection, hope, or restoration of God’s eternal purpose. And so, all the hammering of nails in our lives, the agitations, the despairing disappointments, the…
Recently something very bad happened. It was my worst nightmare come true, the very thing I would have dreaded most in the world. After my initial moments of shock and panic, by the grace of God and the support of Derek, I turned to the Lord, declared that He is good and thanked Him for using this situation for my good and that of the concerned parties. I meant it by faith, certainly not by my feelings. I instantly sensed…
You, LORD, are greater than the greatest wickedness, than the greatest evil; You are always greater. Evil has been intentionally weaving its plan for destruction for many decades. It has been placing itself in our parliaments and governments to influence policies to cause the breakdown of society in order to weaken the nations. Its intent is to ultimately overcome the nations under the rule of wickedness, and there is no doubt as to the nature of these things. But the…
I’m posting this again because mysteriously, my site disappeared yesterday. So in case you only got a 503 error code screen when you opened it, here it is again. Apologies if you already read it. Here’s the post … Early last Spring, I was on my morning walk, which took me through an expansive patch of clover. It took my thoughts straight back to my childhood days when, as kids, we were constantly dodging the bees as they buzzed from…
If you’ve missed them, you can click on the links here to read Part 1 and Part 2. Today’s post, which continues this series intermittently among other posts, focuses on Jesus as Light. What a glorious light, a marvellous light, a heavenly light! In the beginning, God said, ‘Let there be light’. And all things came into being through Him. Jesus boldly and humbly exclaimed of Himself, ‘I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not…