Note: Picton and Bargo are towns on the Southern rail line in Australia, and ‘Bushells’ is a brand name of tea used by Australians over many decades. During the early 1950’s, road competition between rail and freight was fierce. Strict instructions were given to...
"The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his." (Proverbs 14:14 NIV) They are everywhere - the warning signals. A red light flashes and the arm goes down before the train comes by. The fire engine’s blaring sound as it roars...
I was in a shop the other day, looking for a particular item. I went along the shelf, searching, shifting items, reading labels and looking at them closely. For all I knew there could have been surveillance cameras recording my every move but I simply did not care....
This year has come and gone so quickly. I am thinking that time moves so quickly as if it has gotten away from me somehow. But what is time really? In an attempt to define time, I think of all the things it has meant to me. I have wasted time. I have also done things...
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Eph. 6:11 NIV) Last Sunday I wore some high heel shoes for several hours which I hadn’t put on since last winter. I don’t know what happened, - if they shrunk in my closet or...
The plan was in place, and as the three of us exited the farmyard on horseback, I was ready to spring the surprise. "Where are we going?" asked my boys. "Left or right?" "Let's go left," I said, smiling to myself over the grins that would soon appear on their faces. I...
A quick shower, and …uh-oh, it was already time for my guest to arrive. “Well, no time for make-up now, “ I said, out loud, to myself. Then, “That’s OK. It’s Sandy; it’ll be all right.” It’s OK to be ourselves with a good friend. In fact, it is a great blessing. You...
A Sampling of Similitudes Ant: "The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." (Proverbs 30:25) "Go to the ant; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth...
Supporting Scripture: 1.) Graft in the Word. Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the...
"He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it. He gave it to His disciples." (Mark 14:22) Diets, diets, diets… so many to choose from, so few afford long term success. Should I go with a high protein diet, a fruit and vegetable diet, a carbohydrate diet, or perhaps the...