The little honey bee visited me this morning while I was reading The Word. My focus was on Psalm 119 and I will progress a work on this soon. However, the bee turned my attention to the previous psalm; a dramatic truth for all Mankind at this critical stage in our history. How so? Because…
Special time of worship at home Last night, we had just flown back to Nelson from Wellington after a special time with family. But we needed to get home, because Jules Riding was in town! Some of you may not know Jules. What about I introduce him to you through his music; have a listen…
Always have a spare seat at the table My grandmother, Ella, was born in 1895. She lived through the depression. Raised on a small farm on the edge of The Grey River on the West Coast. Their family always had an extra chair at the table during the Depression years. Not uncommon for a lost…
The simple things in life are best. Like finding rest in your bedroom. Life outside the home can get so chaotic. Here I am, doing just that. Listening to a little music. Rest. Draw from one or two of my Christian books. Yet nothing beats drawing from The Word of God. Find credible information sources…
The tide is turning; the storm clouds brewing, so batten down the hatches! The time for excuses is over. God’s mercy is still active but the tide is turning. From mercy through sharing the Gospel to a Day of Judgment. Yeshua (Jesus) warned us all. As in the days of Noah and that of Lot.…
There was a John in days past There was a man named John. Born to Zachariah and Elizabeth. He lived some 2,000 years ago, rejecting the trappings that this world offered. His calling in life – to be a signpost. For what or for who? His mission, a call to repent and believe in a…
Because He Lives I Can Face Tomorrow. Don’t take my word for it; take His. At some stage in your walk in life, you must grapple with that great mystery. Is Yeshua (Jesus) alive, meaning did He rise from the tomb? Indeed, if He lives … you can face tomorrow. My life today is founded…
An unexpected treasure I was helping to clear a friend’s house and came across this Jewish Calendar highlighting the year 5718 or 1958 in the Western World Calendar. I turned to the month of April and the day of my birth on the 10th! It displays a beautiful painting by Isodor Aschheim of Lake Kinneret…
Unexpected visitors from the Islands What a blessing to have visitors from Tonga and Vanuatu to our home for a BBQ. We also had our good friends, the Kemps, with us and one of our boarders, Theresa. Our Pacific Island friends are currently working on apple orchards in the Nelson region. Both Island groups are…
A sad and lonely looking fig I have two potted fig trees and one is in our back garden. Sadly, just one fig rests upon the tree supported by just one fig leaf! The fig is so small; almost insignificant. I thought I had nurtured the tree well; given it fertiliser and water. Also, I…