While I was doing my daily Bible reading I came across this Bible verse. “I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion,...

The one thing you will experience this year is sin.  This year you will either stumble or cause someone to stumble.  How we respond to stumbling is crucial and Jesus has things to say about this in Luke 17:1-10. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and...

What does the word ‘rebuke’ mean?  According to the dictionary ‘rebuke’ means ‘to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions’.  Being rebuked is hard as it exposes our short comings; and no one likes disapproval.  Yet giving a rebuke can be just as hard...

As I get older everything in life seems more of an effort.  No matter where I walk it is always up hill.  I no longer take work home at night because I know I cannot think clearly as I did years ago.  Oh to be young again, when my knees...

When you pray the Lord’s prayer, have you ever wondered what Jesus meant when He taught us to pray, “Give us our daily bread”? I have heard people say that God gives us what we need and not what we want.  While this sounds true, it does not really reflect...

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, Two days which should be kept free of fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY, With its mistakes and cares, Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control…....

God gives us many pleasures in life to enjoy.  Yet, while enjoying life’s pleasures, we must never let our love for pleasure compete with our love of God thus disempowering us. 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money… lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,...

In 2007 Russ Harris wrote a really interesting book called ‘The Happiness Trap’.  This book challenges the Australian expectation that we should be seeking happiness.  As a psychologist, Russ Harris also explained ACT, a tool to help people escape this trap. “ACT gets its name from one of its core...

This year Easter Sunday fell on April Fools’ Day – what a coincidence!  On the day of practical jokes we celebrate the fact that Jesus rose from the dead.  Are we fools for believing and celebrating this?  ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, 23...

Have you ever wondered why Passionfruit is called Passionfruit?  Is this little fruit some sort of aphrodisiac? The “Passion” in passionfruit refers to the passion (suffering) of Jesus Christ. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish missionaries went to South America and used the structure of the passionfruit flower, a...