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Quoting Quotes
I was passing my husband’s study, and thinking of other things on my way to the kitchen, when I heard an astonishing statement: ‘We don’t need any more positive people!’ This pulled me up short. I’m used to hearing leaders … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections, Faith, Hope, Life Challenges
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15: 20 and 23, being optimistic, belonging to Christ, COVID-19, fear about the future, hope, Jean Kerr, Jonah, Mignon McLaughlin, New Living Translation of the Bible, our resurrection from the dead, pandemic, positive people, the apostle Paul, the resurrection of Jesus, trusting Jesus
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You Don’t Need to Carry Your Load by Yourself
Here’s part of a post I began to write a while ago: ‘I’ve been following the journey of Job lately, and eventually I came upon these words: And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm … Continue reading
The Fork in Our Road
We were about to leave for home after an enjoyable family celebration. Unfortunately our GPS decided not to work, so a friend found an app on our phone and set it up. We already had a route in mind, but … Continue reading
Church Lending Libraries
Have you ever attended a church with a Lending Library with free books, and a notebook to fill in your details? Were those books old, dilapidated and dusty? Were there any for little kids, teenagers, or men? Who checked them … Continue reading
Homesick for Our Own Land?
Since reading a poem at our church’s Australia Day celebration this week, I’ve been thinking about my attitude to my heavenly home. The poem was written by a famous Australian when she was 19 years old, and visiting England. Although … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections, Inspiration
Tagged 'Colour' poem, 'I vow to thee my country' hymn, A Land of Peace, Australia Day, bushfires, Cecil Spring-Rice, Dorothea Mackellar, Jesus is coming to take us back to His home, John 14:3 in the Easy-to-Read Version of the Bible, loss, My Country poem, our heavenly home
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Refreshing
I was looking in an old journal and found this statement that God had said to me: ‘There are refreshing things coming!’ At the time, I’d been sitting at the piano, and as I recall those words now, I appreciate how … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections
Tagged burnt cakes, bushfires in Australia, God speaks to us, laughter for refreshment, leftovers, meditation, old journal, origins of biscuits, piano music, refreshing words, reviving tired bodies ans souls, thirsty fields, trifle, use for stale cake
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Do we value what we’re given?
It’s surprising what the dead leave behind! These leavings show us what they valued, or what might have been discarded if death hadn’t overtaken them… I’ve had to sort a few objects belonging to various family members. It’s hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges
Tagged 'dog tags', an engraved white stone, Exodus 16:15, hidden manna, Jesus' words to the overcomers, John 6: 48-51, living beautifully, our faith overcomes the world, our treasures, the Bread of Life from heaven, valuing what Jesus gives us
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