Ever had a nagging voice over your shoulder as you write? You know the one. The one that comes up with all the unflattering reasons why you should just give up. ‘You’re unoriginal. You’re reinventing the wheel, and not well. It’s Been Done. You’re mediocre. This isn’t coming together. You don’t have what it takes.’ …
Category Archives: Devotional
DEVOTIONAL | Now to Him Who is Able
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is Ephesians 3:20: Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. It’s a verse that is very personal and dear to me. And one that I have recited and …
Devotional | A bouquet of grace
Hebrews 4 verse 16: (NIV) Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. For some reason, grace, in it’s many forms, has turned up in my world in big and little ways recently. I guess grace …
Devotional | Should I Stand Out?
Some people like to blend in, and others–like myself–chase the lure of standing out. I’d like us to look at both of these today. A friend shared a Bible verse which got me thinking about how I view and present myself. He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 KJV So often in life …
Devotion | Come as a Little Child
At the end of last month we welcomed our eleventh great-grand child. A little premature, he has needed some assistance with breathing and feeding, but he’s a good size and just gorgeous. Not that I’m biased. We’ve welcomed eight new great-grandchildren in the last three years. Blessing upon blessing. As I watch them crawling, toddling …
Devotion: Burnt But Still Standing
During a morning walk, I ventured off my usual route and onto a side trail. Before long, I approached two tall trees. Their bark was scorched from fire. Both trees were burnt on one side, giving evidence of the direction of the fire. From the charred exterior, a few scattered palm fronds hung like brown …
Devotional | LOVE LETTER TO A SLOW LEARNER – PART TWO
You can read part one here As I wrote in my last blog post, slowing my physical pace and cutting down on the number of activities I was involved in wasn’t the silver bullet to finding genuine rest or peace. Why? Because my mind needed to slow down too – and given my head is …
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Devotional | Interrupted by God
“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 It was a sunny winter’s day for the first day of the term two holidays, and one thing I know as a Melburnian, you don’t waste a minute of it, so I went for a walk. I …
DEVOTIONAL: Sing, my soul!
I came across a song the other day called Sing Of This by Bethel Music. It’s an upbeat, faith song that encourages us to sing of who God is in our lives. Like many others, I can forget what I had for breakfast yesterday but can belt out a 90’s song at the top of …
Devotional | Two Truths, A Devotion
On the 28th of May 2025 I had a dream where I was talking to a lady I don’t know and I declared: “I’ve been given a promise that God can use my pain (past, present and future) to heal people.” I awoke at 4:35am to document my dream and I felt that it was …