For a couple of days I’ve been fascinated by these words in Hosea: “In that day,” declares the Lord,     “you will call me ‘my husband’;...

I’ve spent decades in secular education at all levels but there’s a verse in the Bible that arrested me this morning: We demolish...

About 40 years ago I met a man who had had terminal liver cancer. Actually, it was when he had been given a week to live that he decided...

We had noisy miners nesting in the lillipilli tree in our rear neighbour’s yard. The babies of the noisy miners cheep cheep cheep...

I had grown up in Newcastle where there were many collieries and I was fortunate enough to be able to often go deep into the earth and...

All my thoughts on healing I’m passing on to you. I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but it doesn’t hurt to hear this over and over...

“Canker” is the old English word for “cancer” It’s derived from the Greek Καρκίνος (Karkinos) and is actually how “cancer” was...

I’m in a quandary about Christmas presents for the grandies and have been told that for one, only choose cute and fluffy miniature...

Today 26.10.24 we held a memorial for Kenneth David Chant, a man who devoted his long life to living for God. I thought his last words in...

Last Saturday I watched my electorate vote. They have invariably voted one way since 1973 (with one exception) but following an...

12 But the godly will flourish like palm trees     and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. 13  For they are transplanted to the...

My internet feed is full of items that I must purchase to be healthy, wealthy or wise, of people living the dream whether it be...

In our culture we’ve so removed the meaning of what a teacher should be. I’ve been in education for most of my working life and watched...

10 “Last of all I want to remind you that your strength must come from the Lord’s mighty power within you. 11 Put on all of God’s armor...

This last week I met up with a well-respected minister in the Pentecostal tradition. He is 92 years old and has spent his entire life...

15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. 16 In Your name they rejoice...

This morning I meditated on Isaiah 52:10 and the holiness of God really hit home in a way I hadn’t realised before: The LORD will lay...

This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now...

Paul McCartney famously said that if slaughterhouses had glass walls no one would eat meat. Images of animals being killed are...

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the never-ridden foal of a donkey, people shouted and waved palm fronds. A large crowd of Passover...