How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104:24 Eden: Experiencing the First Sense of Wonder Have you ever thought about how Adam and Eve must have experienced the wonder of God’s creation as they explored the Garden of Eden? Wandering amidst the …
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If we know what it is that Jesus wants us to be, if we have been given a vision (an idea, a dream, a promise) showing us a clear direction from Him, then we must be obedient to that Calling. It is not up to us to say it cannot be achieved or attained for …
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CULTIVATING KINDNESS In October this year, I chose kindness. There were other options. I could have gone with joy, or faith, or love, or happy. No, that isn’t a typo or an errant autocorrect. I don’t mean happiness. The exact word was happy. I wasn’t deciding what emotion to feel, but which to buy. The …
Today we are reposting a Christmas devotion from 2019. Just as relevant today as when it was first posted. And just like that, Christmas is only a few sleeps away. Christmas trees are flickering their bright lights. Tinsel is hung up all over the place and all the old family recipes are being retrieved from drawers …
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Philippians Chapter 1 verse 6 (NIV)..being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It feels like the word completion has more meaning attached to it right now. In a few days, on Tuesday the 2/12/2025, my husband and …
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As an author, speaker, or your average Christian trying to share the gospel with someone, it’s hard to know how to please God and not chase the praise of men. I mean, if you aren’t relatable, likeable, or at least moderately proficient, no one will hear the precious message entrusted to you to share. So, …
As I took this picture, I titled it Potential. So much promise of a dark beautiful flower. But behind me built dark menacing storm clouds in agreement with dire warnings and promises of hail. So much obvious potential in the emerging flower but would it survive the threatening storm. Jesus said ‘In this world you …
I know that, whatever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it. Ecclesiastes 3:14 When the choice lies between God’s timing and our own, how often do we succumb to our own desires? If we were to live entirely according to God’s timing and plans, we …
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If I was to ask you to nominate your best feature, what would you say? For me, I would say my legs. I have GREAT legs. I haven’t always felt that way, but that all changed when someone who doesn’t lie – someone I trust – told me so. When I was at school, I was …
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“Let your light shine…” – Matthew 5:16 God often speaks to me through nature, and after a long, wet winter on the eastern seaboard, I’m excited at the arrival of spring in Australia. There are clues everywhere that what lay dormant for months on end, is now bursting forth from its winter home. The first …
