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Lessons at the Meal-Table
For a while, I’ve been thinking about the story of Jesus’ first public miracle. It’s been on my mind again as I’ve read about the meals he attended, as well as those he longs to have with us now. The … Continue reading
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Tagged fathers of faith, God provides for us, God rewards those who seek him, Jesus revealed his glory at the wedding in Cana, learning at the meal table, learning from Jesus' miracles, mothers of faith, pleasing God, water into wine
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Looking Ahead with Hope
It’s interesting to read old musings… I wrote this on the 30th of December, 2000. As we rush towards the end of this amazing year, are we ready for the next year to amaze us? The word ‘amazing’ is mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel's important speech, English Standard Version of the Bible, Galatians 6:9, God's Word Translation, hard times in a pandemic, how amazing, Jesus everlasting words for all of us, John 3:16, joy and peace for the future, looking back, Looking forward, Love, Luke 2:11, New American Standard Bible, Prince of Peace, Queen Elizabeth's 2000 Christmas Speech, Roosevelt, Scott Morrison's speech at the end of the year 2000, terrible losses during global disease spread, Winston Churchill
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Lessons from our Almond Tree
Our almond tree had a slow start last year. Maybe, like us, it was in lockdown! What with possums chewing its fresh shoots, and being crowded out by the lasiandra growing beside it, it produced no fruit. I thought it … Continue reading
Proud of Our Work?
I always read Jo-Anne Berthelsen’s weekly Blog post. We’ve never met, but I laugh when I see she’s often touched on subjects similar to what I’d already planned to say in my own fortnightly post on here! Maybe God wants … Continue reading
Jesus and the Honeycomb
Bees are one of the most fascinating creatures in our World. I have no knowledge of any critters outside our planet; there are enough on Earth to learn about in my lifetime! But I do admire the soft, fluffy beauty … Continue reading
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Tagged an apiarist in Melbourne, benefits and uses of honey, clever bee dance, fish and honeycomb, God's amazing creation, honeycomb, JB Phillips' translation of the New Testament, Jesus was hungry after he rose from the dead, Jesus wasn't a ghost, Luke 24:42-43, provision for humans by God
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Don’t Spurn Leftovers or Recycled Food. It Might be Just What You Need!
We had a failed peach cobbler this week: too doughy. Unfortunately, I’d also doubled the recipe! So I looked online for some inspiration and decided to slice up a few pieces, then fried them. But they were too greasy for … Continue reading
Humour in the Bible
We’d gone to a production in the school hall. A well-known playwright from the big city had directed it, but imagine our delight when we saw that he’d cast our next-door neighbour perfectly… as herself! Idiosyncrasies that we saw daily, … Continue reading