Thank You. Two words we all love to hear, yet how often do we say it? Gratitude is not only one of the most beautiful attributes we can have, it’s also one of the most calming and restoring. While most of us can be thankful for good things and in good times, gratitude is most… Continue reading 1Th 5v16-18 – Thank You
At 103 years old and a survivor of Auschwitz’s horrors, Ella Blumenthal is seated in front of a packed auditorium. She beams her smile as laughter rolls across the audience in response to her sharp sense of humour. The audience is enraptured as Ella shares snippets of her life, from the cutting loss of all… Continue reading Isa 43v18-19 – Looking forward
Is your life feeling barren? Maybe you have lost your job or a loved one. Perhaps you have experienced a broken relationship, or your health is poor. You need a miracle, but it just seems impossible. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was in the same position. She had always yearned for a child, but she was barren.… Continue reading Gen 18v14 – Impossible
I was walking along a path in the mountains when I came across a small bush being strangled by a snake-like weed. It made me think of the parable of the sower that Jesus told – “Now the seed that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked… Continue reading Mat 6v13 – The strangling weed
According to one website, it heals wounds, boosts energy, lowers blood pressure, improves immunity, and much more. Honey, it’s the miracle food. Did you know you can make your own honey – honey that has all these same incredible benefits and more? Solomon said that “Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul… Continue reading Pro 16v24 – Miracle food
There is something wonderful about new things. The new smell. The fresh look. The clean feel. But it’s more than this. New, means beginning and that means life. As we draw to the end of the year, we see our world continue to decline – wars, disease, hate, corruption. Yet as humans we survive on… Continue reading Luk 5v36 – New clothes
It was the 81km mark in the Comrades marathon with 8km to go. My energy was completely depleted. I had last seen my husband over 8 hours ago when I encouraged him to run ahead, as I wasn’t feeling good. I was planning to stop at halfway, but friends encouraged me to keep going. I… Continue reading Isa 40v31 – Ultimate Renwal
Mothers naturally do some things better than fathers. One of these is comforting. Maybe it’s because of the bond created at birth when a mother holds her newborn child. But whatever the reason, it’s a comfort found nowhere else except one place, the origin of comfort – God. “As a mother comforts her child, so… Continue reading Isa 66v13 – Our comfort
The campfire is crackling, casting dancing shapes out into the dark night. Seated on logs enjoying the warmth, I’m enraptured by a stranger’s story as he recounts his travels through the wild bushveld of Africa. We all love stories. They connect with us in a special way. One day Jesus met a deranged man called… Continue reading Psa 107:2 – Tell your story
Shame; “a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.” How often in your life do you experience this feeling? We just said a hurtful thing about a close friend. We were angry with a family member. We were dishonest at work. Shame destroys our happiness, health, and… Continue reading Psa 34:5 – Sparkling