Anyone can see that the world is getting increasingly into trouble and that things are just going from bad to worse. Bible scholars have...

“When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!” “Yes,” he...

1 O blessed is the man to whom is freely pardoned All the transgression he hath done, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessèd is the man to whom...

The Bible is full of narratives of people who have been taken from poverty and have been elevated to places of wealth and high rank:...

Yesterday I wrote about the enormous blessing that we have through Jesus in having the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth and the...

Communion is a joyful two way process where God reveals Himself to us in love. Sometimes He may gently point out areas in our life that...

As a child I would visit my great grandfather’s farm and while there would enjoy the self-sufficiency lifestyle. An ancient chip heater...

I once kept a beehive in our backyard. It was great fun watching with my children the antics of the drones and worker bees and on one...

JOY – it’s a simple word and our entire Bible revolves around it, but have you ever considered that there is a lot of celebratory joy in...

Pete told me that once, when he was going through a particularly intense period of betrayal and upset, that he started memorising the...

“Those are dark clouds," said the boy. "Yes, but they will move on," said the horse, "the blue sky above never leaves." (The Boy, the...

The picture of water or oil or the Holy Spirit coming upon a head and soaking down the body is a common one in Scripture. Kings, prophets...

He is there in the valley He is the Lily of the Valley. He grows in that place Neither distant nor dismissive but present to feel Each...

It’s amazing how that different smells elicit memories in us. I think of Venice when I smell the coffee wafting from cafes in the city. I...

Have you ever realised that when David faced the giant. Goliath, he wasn’t afraid or even daunted – he was looking forward to being...

In the NSW final Higher School Certificate, an entire area of study in the English syllabus is “Belonging” so that students can explore...

“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He feeds his flock among the lilies” (Song of Sol 6:3 NKJV). We have here a beautiful...

It is an uncertain time in Sydney as we face yet another lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. Of all the texts in our Bible, I think...

There were wise men who travelled from afar and recognised the baby Jesus. There was a demoniac who was possessed by thousands of demons...

I still remember the surprise I had over 20 years ago when I read Zephaniah 3:17 about God saving us, rejoicing over us with gladness,...