“…since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. ” Romans 1:19-20
Just shy of six weeks ago, I started on the carnivore diet for personal reasons. This diet is classified as an elimination diet, as it eliminates everything else but meat or animal products. That means no greens, fruit, veggies, grains, and potentially no dairy. When I use the word diet, I’m not talking about a weight loss program, I’m talking about the kind of food we eat. For example, a low-fat diet, a vegan diet, a low carbohydrate diet, a…
The other day as I walked along the beach, I was stepping in somebody’s footsteps that had gone before me. The sand was soft, and I had a fair distance to walk, so I figured walking where someone else had walked would make it a little easier, which it did. I noticed that whoever’s footprints I was walking in had left quite a different impression with their left foot than with their right. The right foot was pretty clean cut,…
But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” (John 5:17 NLT) We live very close to an industrial area in one of the suburbs of the City of Newcastle. Along with steel manufacturing, Newcastle is now mostly known for its coal exportation from the harbour, where local coal is loaded onto supply ships and where arriving cargo ships unload their containers. Most of the time, you can’t really hear any industrial noise, although at night, when…
Earlier today, I hit the ‘publish’ button for my new book, Food for the Table: Christ Our Real Food (A Book of Blogs). Yep, I’ve compiled a book of some of the best from Drawing From the Well. The readings date from 2014 to 2022. They have been edited and amended to read well in a book format for people unfamiliar with my blog (that makes most of the world! lol). Therefore, after scrolling through this site, you will find…
Over the last couple of years, Disney released The Mandalorian series. The Mandalorians are bounty hunters and part of a sub-culture that could be likened to a religious sect. They serve one purpose, and their missions are ultimately toward that purpose. Those in the inner circle, who passionately serve in the cause, follow a creed. There are frequent scenes where they counsel one another with this statement “This is the way”. In Jeremiah 31:31-34, God foretells a new way is…
Have you ever been told, “Jesus is the answer”? We used to sing a song when I was a kid; Jesus is the answer to the question; Jesus is the promise that’s been fulfilled, Jesus is, Jesus is, Jesus is. If you’ve followed my blog since the beginning, you’ll be familiar with how many times we’ve moved house and how many times the Lord shows Himself in the process or in the new environment. Many months ago, when we moved into yet…
Certain things the Lord asks us to face are very hard. Certain situations He permits us to be placed in can be excrutiatingly painful and difficult. If we are serious about following the Lord, we will want to learn how to embrace these trials and to walk through them by His Life. We won’t run from them. I do believe there is a big difference between a trial and the cross. I believe a cross is something far deeper and…
My friend Rebecca shared the below testimonial with me and I thought it was just beautiful. Happily, she was ok for me to share it here with you. It really touched me and I pray it brings you an assurance of God’s ever watchful eye and love for His own, perhaps when you have been unaware or doubting His watchful eye, care and protection over you. This verse shows the heart of our Lord when He spoke to Jerusalem in…
One of the many things I love about the Lord as I get to know Him more is that He dances to His own tune. He cannot be put in a box. Just because He did something in a certain way once doesn’t mean He’ll do it the same way again. Just because He brings us to a point of understanding or insight doesn’t mean we’ve got it all and there’s nothing left on that matter for us to discover….
This post has been re-titled and transferred to my book, Food for the Table: Christ our Real Food. The book will be released mid to late January 2023, and you will find the links to purchase on ‘My Books’ page. Food for the Table: Christ our Real Food is a collection of some of the best posts from Drawing From the Well, spanning from 2014 to end 2022. The idea behind it is to provide the reader with some tasty…