Do you find your daily prayers can often sound very formal and more like a “To Do” list? ”Thank you for this, help me with that, please heal this person.” Sometimes we repeat our same list so regularly we don’t even concentrate on what we are saying and can rattle it off by heart. Yet… Continue reading Psa 62:8 -The Prayer list
Marilyn Monroe committed suicide at age 36. Michael Jackson died of a drug overdose at age 50. Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub while intoxicated at age 48. These were world-famous movie and pop stars who had all the wealth and fame one could ever desire, yet they were so unhappy that they sadly took… Continue reading Pro 22:4-6 – Illusive Happiness
It’s getting dark. It’s cold. You have nowhere to sleep. This is something we don’t want to experience. While it is fine to be wandering around during the day, at night we need a safe place – a home. It’s because when we sleep we are most vulnerable. And so, if we have no place… Continue reading Psa 9:9 – Nowhere to sleep
Boom. The sound thunders as the huge powerful waves crash into the cliffs. It’s an awesome sight to see the power of the waves. However, all this power and bluster vanishes into a misty plume of silence rising into the air as the immovable rocks instantly stop them. God says, “Why don’t you honour me?… Continue reading Jer 5:22 – Crashing waves
“Who you gonna call?” I am sure you will remember this famous line from the Ghost Busters movies. Most of us have had a situation where we desperately need to call someone for help. Maybe your car broke down in a dangerous place. Maybe someone is hurt or sick. In desperation, we call for help,… Continue reading 2Co 6:2 – Who you gonna call?
“Do you have any spicy, peri-peri sauce?” That’s my standard question when we eat anywhere. I love peri sauce. Once you have tasted it, food without spicy peri sauce will never again be acceptable. And so I couldn’t miss noticing in my favourite Bible verse, the unrelated, but similar sounding Greek word, “perissos”. It means… Continue reading Joh 10:10 – The peri sauce life
Roar. Roar. The deep guttural sound rumbles through the night. It’s lions calling, letting everyone know they are here. Thankfully we are camped in our rooftop tent. It feels so safe being high up here while outside it’s dark, and somewhere lions are prowling. Sometimes in life it feels like we are surrounded by “lions”… Continue reading Psa 7:1-2 -Safe from lions
I bet you know what the bark of a tree tastes like? Or a pebble? Or wool? We know this because most of us as kids would have put these and many other strange items into our mouths – often to the horror of our parents. It’s how we learn what’s good and bad for… Continue reading Psa 34:8 – Taste and see
Apple used to have an advert that said, “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently…You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change… Continue reading 2Co 5:13 – That’s Crazy!
There is a moment in the movie Dead Poets Society when the children all stand on their desks and call out “O Captain, my Captain”, to give recognition to their inspirational teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams. Many of us have had a teacher who was inspirational and had a profound impact on our… Continue reading Psa 143:10 – The Inspirational Teacher