Do you love gardening? If you do, you will know that soil preparation is essential for your garden’s flourishing. The soil must be weed free. You must remove all the rocks and sticks and loosen the soil. You then need to provide the soil with good compost. So, too, our hearts need to be prepared… Continue reading Heart for gardening
God makes an amazing promise both in the Old Testament and New Testament – if you sow generously, you will reap generously. Many are quick to caution that if you give God lots of your money, you won’t necessarily get back lots of money. True, but you will get much more than that. You see,… Continue reading 2Co 9v6 – Sow generously
Some things can’t be contained. The joy of true friends’ laughter. The peace in a scene painted by a divine hand. The Love of a wedding celebration blessed by God. The emotions burst out unconfined. Love, and joy, and peace coarse through every fibre of our being, bursting out in laughter and radiant faces. “You… Continue reading Isa 55v12 – Bursting with love and joy
Carpe Diem – Seize the Day. It’s more than a call to action; it’s a reminder not to let our days slip by unfulfilled. In the rhythm of daily life, it’s easy to fall into a routine, repeating the same actions, rarely venturing beyond our comfort zones. This is particularly true in our spiritual lives,… Continue reading Ecc 11v4 – Carpe Diem
The lush indigenous forest was alive with a chorus of birds. A crystal clear stream gurgled happily by. Immersed in this beautiful piece of God’s creation, untouched by humans, I thought, “This is a taste of God’s coming kingdom”, and it felt exhilarating! We live in a world where human greed is polluting and destroying… Continue reading Isa 35v1 – Vision of tomorrow
There is an extraordinary tumbleweed plant that blows across the desert. Called the resurrection plant, it may have been dead for 100 years until one day, it blows into a puddle of water. Within minutes, it comes to life, unfurling its dead fronds. Then, if rain falls on it, within hours, flowers appear, and seeds… Continue reading 1Co 15v52 – The resurrection plant
While out on a walk, my wife and I came across a plant with the unflattering name of Snot Rose or, more pleasantly called, the poppy-flowered sundew. When touched, long silvery strands attach to your finger and stretch out as you draw your hand away. Its clever technique is to stick to insects and draw… Continue reading Col 1v17 – Divine connections
During lockdown, we volunteered at a community garden close to where we stay. One of our first tasks was to plant runner peas. The seeds were absolutely tiny. It was hard to believe these small seeds would grow into peas. We were so proud to see our harvest of delicious fresh peas after a few… Continue reading Gal 6v8 – Sowing life
Along the Seapoint promenade in Cape Town are a set of trees that, over the years of exposure to the regular Cape southeaster wind, are growing bent 90 degrees over. Amazingly, these trees are standing. However, should a vicious storm suddenly arise, it’s these trees that will survive, not the ones that the wind hasn’t… Continue reading Eph 3v16-17 – Bent trees
There is something special about autumn when the leaves turn from green to golden yellows and red. The evenings are crisper. Change is in the air. I was recently sweeping our deck in a forest of poplar trees covered with a carpet of dead leaves. It made me think about the life cycle of a… Continue reading Phi 1v6 – Autumn leaves