Strength and Grief

The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song, I shall praise him. Psalm 28:7The world is full of so many lasts. The last time you pick up your child. The last time you hug a...

Soon

How soon till we get there? How soon will it be till I can have surgery? How soon will it be till dinner time? These questions though not insignificant for believers in Christ may lead to a much bigger question presented in Revelation 1:1How soon till you come back,...

Persist

It can be so tempting to quit. When I first when to university, many hours from my family home, I found it difficult, and I wanted to leave. My grandmother, on a plain piece of white cardboard, handwrote me this poem by John Greenleaf Whittier Don’t Quit When...

Have

What does “you have not because you ask not” mean in James 4:2? We may ask for genuine desires of the heart to be fulfilled, to receive His healing, provision, or restoration of a relationship. It is important to ask. However, it can be hard to ask,...

Story

I loved reading stories to my kids when they were little. I read to them every night. I loved Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They were precious times snuggling up in...

Access

A heart has the choice to give access to God Over the past years, we have completed some household renovations. We had to give the builders access for the work to be completed. It took a lot of trusts to feel comfortable with having builders in our home, mainly...

Is it fake?

There is a game show called ‘is it cake?’ https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81333845 The concept was inspired by online viral videos of bakers cutting into their realistic cakes made to look like everyday objects. As the title suggests, the series is a game...

Doubt

How many times have you heard the words ‘I doubt it?’ “with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26, What you hope for may seem impossible, but with God, is entirely possible? The world encourages us to...

Receive

Matthew 7:7″Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.The song This is the kingdom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDeAXu5np20 sums up what it means to receive...

A lesson from a cassowary

A Father and his chicks Once I took a trip North of Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland on the Bloomfield track, which travels through the land of the Aboriginal Community of Wujal Wujal and onto the Bloomfield River. It was a sentimental trip as my parents had...