Busyness Gives Us Nothing

What message has God wanted to tell you lately but you’ve been too busy to stop and take the time to listen to Him? It’s crazy, but we give all our attention to busyness and what does busyness give us in return? I’ll tell you, absolutely nothing. That’s right, zip, narder, diddly squat.  Busyness is like a …

Devotional | Where are you dwelling?

Dwelling and Resting: Psalm 91 verse 1- 2 and 9 -10 NIV He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Verse 2. I will say of the Lord “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” This year personal circumstances …

Devotional | Are you an Ostrich or an Emu?

On the way to our camp in the Australian bush, we travel past a field that is home to a mob of emus. These birds are almost the largest in the world, second only to the African ostrich. There are many similarities between these two flightless birds. Both are massive animals—six to nine feet tall. …

Devotional: Plots You Need to Know

One Christmas, I received a book many writers may have in their library of writing resources. Between the covers of Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, Christopher Booker pours a wealth of knowledge into 700 pages about crafting the perfect plot and creating satisfying storytelling. A plot is a sequence in which a story …

Devotional | You’re Not Here to Think…You’re Here to do as You’re Told!

“You’re not here to think…you’re here to do as you’re told!” These words were fired at me like bullets from a rifle, causing me immediate injury. Of course, I laughed about it afterwards with my school friends, but in reality, the teacher who shot those words at me in class over forty years ago, caused …

Devotional | Door to Which Door?

Devotional by Karen Rees Scripture: Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matt 6:20 Our ministry in Hong Kong is with household servants imported from the Philippines. Many of the ladies spend years working there to put children through …

DEVOTIONAL: Letting go of control

How do we deal with the turbulence of life? I’ve done a lot of travel in my time. I’ve lost count of the number of planes I’ve boarded prior to covid disrupting everything.  From local domestic flights to long haul international flights, I have travelled a lot and I’ve loved it. I was more than …

Devotional | No Longer I, a devotion by Keona Tann

On the 18th of May 2022, I was getting ready for my work placement and I was really struggling, now battling to get there wasn’t a new thing because almost every day I contended to get there. My reasons varied but mainly because it was so exhausting for me, the 2 afternoons a week completely …