This morning I walked along the verandah, checking on my pot-plants. There were all sorts of plants grown from cuttings or gifted to me, most of them hardy and long lasting against the harsh summer sun. The most precious plant on the verandah was a small rosebush. I...
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3) I am into fixing things. If something breaks, get out the scotch tape, superglue, or bandaids. I come from a long line of fixers. We all knew my dad could fix anthing, from a picture frame that fell...
Continuing with the series on the orderliness of our Creator, especially in the manner of His listing of the beatitudes, today we "string together" two to five pearl-like beatitudes after already having focused upon the first "pearl": ...
Scripture "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." (Pr 27:17) Observation Iron is sharpened for a reason, usually for an implement that does work. Implements such as knives and axes achieve determined tasks, it may be to cut up wood for keeping a fire...
Today, in the concluding part of our series on the orderliness of God with special reference to the perfect order in the Beatitudes, we come to the final three "pearls"… read beatitudes… Incorruption... "Blessed are the pure in heart..." (Matt...
Scripture: "So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him." (Jer 18-3) Observation: Here, Jeremiah...
Have you ever tried to say something and however hard you tried to get it right, it came out badly? I wanted to say something and wrote it out very carefully. The subject was a complicated one and had presented difficulties for a lot of people over a long time. My...
A small corner near the water tank was just crying for plants. Recently cleared of weeds and edged with cement, it made a delightful kitchen handy-garden, just right for a few of those vegetables deemed essential every day. We planted two red capsicums for flavour,...
In an earlier era, when a steam-train reached its destination, the engine has to be turned and faced in the opposite direction for the new journey to begin. The driver, with meticulous precision, must drive the engine on to a turntable and place it so that it is...
It was isolated farming country with long distances between families. There was no telephone and no electricity so communication was by letter and light at night was by kerosene lamp or candle. Money was scarce and candles cost money so they were used sparingly....