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Jacob's dream, promises and unaware that it was the place of God
10 Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and travelled toward Haran. 11 At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there...

Kristina Trott
Aug 19, 20232 min read


John the Baptist and Your kingdom come
Throughout the Old Testament there were many prophets who were involved with dramatic events such as calling down fire, raising the dead,...

Kristina Trott
Aug 15, 20232 min read


What have you lost?
“Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!” Luke 15:9 (NKJV). What have you lost? I know that, throughout the pandemic,...

Kristina Trott
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Turning away from Depression
I’ve managed an international college for over 20 years and have had thousands of students come and go. In that time I’ve had numerous...

Kristina Trott
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Prayer that shapes history
Before Jesus returned to heaven He gave us the keys to His kingdom, first to Peter and then to us. We have been empowered to have...

Kristina Trott
Aug 7, 20232 min read


A meditation on “By His stripes we are healed”.
My girlfriend, Christina, created this video on a local beach a week ago in the Australian winter, to help us to meditate on the words ,...

Kristina Trott
Aug 4, 20231 min read


Living life with no fear
“My son, let them not depart from your eyes— Keep sound wisdom and discretion; So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck....

Kristina Trott
Aug 3, 20232 min read


What gives you lasting joy and happiness?
I was reading in the latest edition of Money magazine of a woman planning to be financially independent in a few years and to retire...

Kristina Trott
Aug 1, 20232 min read


What a butcherbird taught me
I was living in the countryside and was hanging the washing out. (You can appreciate that with six active kids that was a regular...

Kristina Trott
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Pruning the twisted tree
The ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao-Tze wrote that, “The twisted tree lives its life while the straight tree ends up in planks”. I’ve...

Kristina Trott
Jul 23, 20232 min read


Leading people to Jesus
Billy Graham spent his lifetime telling people about Jesus yet he felt that his preaching could’ve emphasised more about the cross and...

Kristina Trott
Jul 15, 20232 min read


Speaking graciously
”Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive...

Kristina Trott
Jul 14, 20232 min read


Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say
It must’ve been hard for Paul. He had been schooled as a Pharisee, was extreme in his zealousness but then did a 360 to follow Jesus. He...

Kristina Trott
Jul 13, 20232 min read


I make all things new
In the 2004 movie, The Passion”, Jesus was on His way to Golgotha to be crucified, and He turned to comfort His mother and said, “I make...

Kristina Trott
Jul 8, 20232 min read


God blesses the ungrateful and lazy and I’m glad!
Lazy people are not successful people. Our students who don’t work to produce good assessments are sent away with no certificates or...

Kristina Trott
Jun 27, 20232 min read


The communion of saints
When you think about “the communion of saints” (added to the Apostle’s Creed mid 5th century) there’s a perspective that I hadn’t thought...

Kristina Trott
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Lifesavers, dangerous water and Jesus
My husband and his brother, trained as lifesavers at Muriwai, a rugged black sand beach on Auckland’s wild west coast and one of the...

Kristina Trott
Jun 24, 20232 min read


Children and their angels
See that you do not despise or think less of one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven [are in the presence...

Kristina Trott
Jun 22, 20232 min read


What does it mean that the pure in heart will see God?
”Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt. 5:8). Here’s another verse I’ve frequently read and always understood to...

Kristina Trott
Jun 17, 20232 min read


An amazing lesson God taught me about hearing His voice
16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” 17So then faith comes by hearing, and...

Kristina Trott
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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