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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...
Why do are we told to worship, anyway? Isn't that kind of arrogant for God to say, "Hey! Worship me!" Does He need my worship? Not at all. Friends, the God who created the universe out of nothing doesn't need anything. He doesn't need our worship in even the smallest...
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,...
There is one place in my garden where weeds never grow. It is such a relief to find just one place in the garden that is totally free of rubbish and totally free of demands. It allows me to rest and just enjoy being there. There is no work to do, it is shaded from the...
I was praying, simple conversation with God, and found myself asking for something. Again. I thought, "I am constantly making requests! Wouldn’t you think the Lord would get sick of that? I just waltz in, any time of the day or night I feel like it, and pray. I thank...
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...
“When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by.” (Mk 6:47-51) Like this...
"but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13 NKJV) A few weeks ago I was taking a quiet walk enjoying the cool breezes of a Summer evening. I came to the solitary Maple tree in my backyard and there I saw it, a baby bird laying in the grass. I knew that the...
Valentine's Day is around the corner. It's the time of flowers and candy and dreamy dinners for two. It's a time for special, gentle words, acts of kindness, and-romance! Love is truly in the air. Do you know what you are going to give your Valentine this year? I...
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matt 6:21 NKJV) There is a picture of me in an old scrapbook. It was taken by my Mom a quarter of a century ago. I was taking Summer classes in college and was moving into an apartment with 3 other boys to...
After an incredibly warm and unseasonably dry beginning to our winter season, mid-January was characterized by greening grass and sprouting irises. The warmest winter (if we could really call it "winter") was well under way. The weather was the central theme in all...
"If you . . . know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him." (Luke 11:13) Once a week the rattley old yellow bus would wind its way up the mountainside to the few cabins and cottages...
I have taken time this Christmas season to imagine life from the perspective of a shepherd. Not everyday life...but the amazing gift they were given with the invitation to come to the manger. They were just minding their own business, hanging out in the fields, living...