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Faith in God is believing His Word over anything you may see, hear or experience. Married to SueAnn and living in Newcastle NSW Australia - We both love Jesus - he is our strength, our Hope and our Redeemer.
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Closer than a Brother Hmmmm
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idiom that circulates around the globe a lot, and I quote “Closer than a brother”. It got me thinking – in my family, we were different. My mum adored us, and she was… Read More ›
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“Who Am I ” ……..Taking Care of Business
Who am I? – I’ve often wondered that – it’s really a funny old business, isn’t it, that is knowing when to step in and when to stay well out of the way. That to me is one of my… Read More ›
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24/7 Access
It’s amazing to have access to whatever and whenever we need it – access on a 24-hour basis is truly great. I was listening to the radio, driving along yesterday, singing along to myself, which is normal, and as my… Read More ›
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Bullfrogs and Butterflies
I’ve been reading NO COMPROMISE: The Life Story of Keith Green Keith was born on 21st October 1953 and died in a horrible plane crash on 28th July 1982, at the age of 28. Keith was born to loving parents,… Read More ›
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Helter Skelter
Charles Milles Maddox was born to a young 16-year-old by the name of Ada Maddox on 12th November 1934. Charles Milles Maddox turned himself into Charles Manson – one of THE most notorious killers in American history. Little did anyone… Read More ›
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Go!
Well, what a year it has been – here we are getting older all the time, and as we progress through the years ahead, I just praise God that He is with us regardless of what is happening in our… Read More ›
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DNA Genetic Codes
I’ve been reading Genesis – the first book in the Bible – and once again I have been overwhelmed by God’s amazing creation. The Painted Desert. The Northern lights. The Milky Way. The blue whale. The Tiny little micro-organs.Genetic Code… Read More ›
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Mayerling
On the 30th January 1889, Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria committed suicide at the amazing age of 30 years old at Mayerling with his young mistress at the time Baroness Mary Vetsera. aged just 19 years. ***** Rudolf was born at… Read More ›
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How do we accept an amazing invitation?
Isn’t it amazing how God works – I am in total awe. Every single day, I am overwhelmed when I read about all the horrible and ghastly things happening all over the world – it pulls at my heartstrings and… Read More ›
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Titanic
The amazing ship that sank in the early morning hours of April 15th, 1912. It is truly an amazing journey through the Titanic’s history. The White Star and Cunard shipping lines, back in 1907, were the main transatlantic passenger trade…. Read More ›
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WOW! My schedule is so hot I haven’t got time to think!
This is the story of busy young Carl – very busy young Carl Carl’s story:- “Here I am in the middle of it all – my schedule is amazingly hot and so so busy!! It’s great, really, the money is… Read More ›
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Human love – super romantic and amazing!
Getting right with God gives us a freedom we never knew existed By Bruce Mewett Sometimes it is hard to give up on something you love – especially when that impinges on your family or your life in so… Read More ›
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Download the App
If you accept Jesus into your life and heart everything you have ever done wrong will be forgiven at that time By Bruce Mewett Up until just a few years ago the word APP was probably never used –… Read More ›
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I Can Only Imagine
The only way we can come into the presence of God is by accepting the very gift of Jesus – who took our sins on Himself By Bruce Mewett MERCY ME – What a group – how amazing are… Read More ›
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In The Eye of the Storm
Keep your eyes firmly on Jesus – he is the Author and finisher of our faith By Bruce Mewett Well, it’s been quite a few years since updating my blog, and God has worked in my life in numerous… Read More ›
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The Return of the King
Loved the Lord of the Rings – The Return of the KING!! “The eye of the enemy is moving – the end has come – Frodo moves closer to Mordor – It is time – give him the sword of… Read More ›
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The Hauntings
Haunting – It’s a strange word – these days we mainly think of something eerie – like spectres/ghosts taking over isolated, dilapidated and crumbling old houses. The Internet tells me that the word also has other meanings like poignant or… Read More ›
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When Life Takes a Hideous Detour
How do we cope when things go radically wrong?? People, events, attitude and even the weather can change our lives in often dramatic ways – things we never even thought of before can come thumping into our lives in the… Read More ›
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JESUS???? REALLY????
We have a son named Daniel and a daughter named Rachael. We have five amazing Grandblessings. Sue Ann my adored has one brother and two sisters. I Have two brothers and one sister and another sister who was a twin… Read More ›
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Preventing Bushfires
WOW!!! the fires in California are so devastating – we live in and love Australia and have been watching the devastation from way over here. We also live in this amazing country where it is summer at present and what… Read More ›
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Attitude makes the Difference
Getting into shape is easy!! YEAH RIGHT!!! – What planet was that bloke on when he said that? How are you going at getting into shape? – Me? Failing miserably. No Pain no gain. Or so the saying goes. Athletes… Read More ›
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Facing your BIG Cats
Being a HUGE softie at heart, I will never forget having to walk my only daughter down the aisle of our local church. As much as I thought I had prepared for that big day when we arrived at the… Read More ›
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Honest, Uprightness and INTEGRITY
Not sure about you but I have this annoying habit of shooting off my mouth and in so doing putting a lot of people off-side. I really don’t mean to, it just sort of slips out and once you have… Read More ›
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Cash Flow
Not sure about you but I tend to have a love hate relationship with all things associated with money! As a Christian I struggle with the materialism and falling into the trap of greed when it comes to accumulating wealth,… Read More ›
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Keep going no matter what
What an amazing book is Hebrews – it was set when the Jewish Christians were being persecuted probably by both Jews and Romans, and they were growing weary. I guess you know the feeling only too well. Not 100% sure… Read More ›
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Angels among us
Had a knock on the door recently and two men and one lady wanted to talk to me about ANGELS – I was gobsmacked to say the least because Angels were far and away from my thoughts at that moment…. Read More ›
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OK….Time to jump in the Wheelbarrow
According to Wikipedia, Jean Francois Gravelet AKA Charles Blondin was born on 28th February, 1824 and was renowned as a tightrope walker and an acrobat. He toured the USA and was known for crossing the 340m Niagara Gorge on a… Read More ›
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The Art of Doing Nothing
The art of doing nothing has been perfected so well by a lot of us here in the Western world of our so-called civilisation It’s just so easy to turn our backs and do nothing when all we have to… Read More ›
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Breaking down walls
Been reading lately about Nehemiah the guy behind the wall – what a mighty man of God – He went way out of his way to do God’s will – to re-build the wall around the Holy City after the… Read More ›
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Turning Failures into Victories
I shared a few months back about the kids book called THE COW TRIPPED OVER THE MOON – based on old nursery rhyme. Written by Tony Wilson for his son Jack, it tells the story of how the cow tried… Read More ›