YESHUA (JESUS) ROSE FROM THE DEAD ON THE MORNING OF THE THIRD DAY
It was a blessing to spend a day with three lovely Israeli travellers yesterday. First, a step back into the past We met at a Purim Gathering in Nelson, New Zealand. At this time every year, the Jewish community around the world recall the miracle of escaping the evil Haman in Persia. Haman deceitfully got…
You may say, who cares? Does God have a Son? Many people in the World may say, who cares? Can I suggest it is the most important question to discover the answer to. And I will provide you with some truths to help you in that search. This question is pivital to my walk of…
Reading the signs Here I am in Pics cafe in Nelson. As I sit and read from the Word, I work to shape a story. We are living in dramatic days. We need to realise that Yeshua (Jesus), the promised Messiah and the Son of God – the One who made the heavens and the…
Gathering around the table Hi there everyone. Gathering around the table with family, friend and stranger to eat and share with one another, lies at the heart of God’s creative plan. Yes; this plan was marred indeed, yet of our own making and not God’s doing! Sharing about my own family Following I share briefly…
Good morning everyone. I have an honest question that I ask myself, often daily. What is my pearl of great price? Or for that matter Who do I look to as my pearl of great price? That Great Decision in Life I want to share about an important choice we are called to make in…
Rata flower, crimson red The catalyst for this story; meeting with friends at Falafel Gourmet. One friend shared about seeing a crimson flower on a tree in Nelson and asked us whether we knew what tree it might be. A Rata tree I said – and indeed it was! Some photos that I snapped later…
Karamea and early settlement: I draw on a recent trip to see a good friend in Karamea, a small town tucked away in the upper reaches of the South Island’s West Coast. I stayed at my friend’s old family home on the south side of the Karamea River; now called Arapito (“end of the path”)…
There is a way out of the pit: Here, I am drawing from one of King David’s Psalms. [PSALM 103]. First David seeks to bless God from deep in his soul. He speaks of the great God of the Bible who forgives, heals, redeems him from the pit and then crowns him with loving kindness…
Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. [GENESIS 8:11] Coffee time: I am sitting in the Little Dove Café in Nelson and my thoughts turn to Noah of old and the…