Why did God limit food for the Israelites (manna and quail) while they were in the wilderness? Because this was a time of testing. Nothing tests us quite like a restriction on our dietary intake. Take fasting, as the perfect example. When we fast for the Lord, we go through many phases, and depending on the length of the fast, we will go in and out of these phases. I’m sure there are others you could think of to add…
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…
Before diving into today’s blog, I want to emphasise that the clock is ticking. You have ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT to seize the opportunity and grab the eBook version of To the New Creation: Living Out Our New Identity, on Amazon at an unbeatable price of $1.99AUD. Don’t miss out, click HERE if you’re in Australia or HERE if you’re in the U.S. or visit Amazon in your own country. To the New Creation is a call to rediscover (or discover…
I’m Giving You a Heads-up! My latest book, titled To the New Creation: Living out our New Identity, has just gone live on Amazon. And you have the opportunity to get your electronic copy at a DISCOUNT! But more on that at the end of this post :-). To the New Creation: Living Out Our New Identity I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but I used to be a ‘Christian Counsellor’, which just meant that I learned how to…
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,…
Several years back, I was desperate to express how things had changed in my heart due to the revelation of Christ in me. I struggled to find the words because sometimes words are just words. I so wanted to share with those I held dear, in the hope that they would realise the wonder of it all and discover along with me, that Christ is truly alive, that He’s not just religious jargon, and that regardless of much of the…
Even though my mother has dementia, there are certain events from her past that she has no problem remembering. Hearing God’s words is one of them. Having lived what she calls a ‘good Christian life’ in her own eyes, Mum went through some struggles in her late sixties, trying to understand those age-old questions common to us all, ‘Why, God? Why aren’t You doing anything?’ As she rattled off a list of all the things she had done for God,…
It’s been a while since my last post. Many things have changed in my life over the last number of months, but change is good, right? I remember being told by a school teacher when I was a child that the only things guaranteed in this life are change and taxes! Well, I was too young to understand the impact of either! I recall when we moved interstate, the strangeness of feeling positive and excited about the change and the…
Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! (Psalm 147:1 NASB) We have a wonderful Lord, worthy always of our praise! In a time when life is complex and difficult, and even matters of faith are getting confusing, it is important to be reminded of the simplicity and comfort of our faith. We need reminding again, of who is in charge. We need to see afresh, that our God,…
Book Launch Before moving on to today’s post, as promised, I am stoked to share with you the book launch for To the Young Believer that took place with CLC Kenya last week. The launch took place via Zoom, and live on Facebook. It is an hour-long interview with the CLC Kenya National Director, the beautiful Muthoni Mercy Omukhango. Muthoni asked some great questions, some I was prepared for and some I wasn’t, which was a lot of fun! It…