Archive for December 2025

All Heart Cafe: Early this morning, I dropped my son off at the train station. Some work in Melbourne CBD before New Year. I headed for a local cafe called All Heart. Great to talk with the friendly barrista about life, especially the benefits of growing up in a large family. Cleansing my heart: The…

The Alpha and Omega: From childhood I have known these two Greek letters; Alpha and Omega shown above. They are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Yeshua claimed the title, I Am The Alpha and The Omega, in the book of Revelation1 He is sovereign over all things, from beginning to end…

Wake up from my slumber: Does confusion rule in our day? Do we happily eat and drink; buy and sell yet we are spiritually blind to what lies ahead? As I sat at a cafe yesterday a young man began to yell profanities at me and others seated, deriding us as we sipped our lattes…

Family time in Melbourne: Melbourne. One of the great cities of the world. For Kiwis, it’s on our backdoor step. We literally landed at Melbourne Airport about three hours ago. Special time with family. Much needed in these testing days. I took this short video clip as we entered the city. It gives some sense…

Psalm 1 in the Bible. For me, hold fast in Him. Let the roots of faith and trust run deep, drawing from the river, a symbol of the Holy Spirit and the abundant provision of the God of the Bible. Brother or sister – don’t be distracted by the cares of this World – let…

Yeshua (Jesus) is my Messiah. He is the Son of Man and the Son of God meaning that He is fully Man and fully God. Another extremely important truth is that He was, is and will ever be a Jew. One of His names being the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. His Jewish character…

“Come down Zacchaeus, the Lord’s in your street. He’s got joy in His heart and bread to eat. No sin too deep, no past too wrong. When Jesus calls you can’t stay long.” [COME DOWN ZACCHAEUS BY HOLY GROOVE] Childhood memories of the little man: Zacchaeus. One of the great characters of the Bible. I…

What story does the olive tree have to tell us in this day and age? We have several olive trees in our garden, all at different ages. Fruitlets are just forming. One olive tree is hidden away and it appears in this short film clip. A friend of mine, in fact a King, was in…

The meaning of sweet as sums up the truly laid-back attitude of New Zealanders. It can mean “thank you”, “it’s all good”, “no worries”, “you’re welcome”, and “that’s cool”. This is the definition given on the 100% Pure New Zealand website. Sweet As. Yes, in one way. Here in Kiwi Land, New Zealand, we are…

A condemned woman and the vultures: There is a story in the Bible of a woman condemned and the vultures – my own turn of phrase – swiftly gathering around. Yeshua (Jesus) turns the tables on her accusers. His love overcomes their evil intent, creating something good. We read of her plight, here. The context.…