Weddings are amazing – well, I feel they are. I know some are different. I remember ours; it was quite the day. Some are full of good thoughts and lots of great memories. Some are full of terrible mistakes and… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES
The Cornerstone of our Lives
Ever read the Bible? I know I have, and it can be very sobering in that it can leave us really thinking about what it really means. When Jesus walked the earth here, and just five days before he was… Read More ›
Ask God to Lead You
Two fences built together can cause a bit of trouble. I appreciate that so much. Not that we have had any trouble at all when we built our home here at Rankin Park. The boundary fences were already there when… Read More ›
Forgiveness
Ever had trouble with forgiveness? I know I have. It can be hard, but it is something we really have to think about. In the Bible in Matthew 18, Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus, was obviously concerned/thinking about… Read More ›
Waiting All day!
Don’t you love it when you wait all day for an appointment with a doctor in an emergency situation in a hospital? Three months ago, my son-in-law had a huge operation in Sydney, which is approximately two hours drive away… Read More ›
Sharing!
Sharing! It can be a problem. I know we had a “friendly neighbour” across the road from us, and down about four homes. A seemingly nice guy, always going around the streets, entirely ready to help in all situations, and… Read More ›
Wars!
So wars continue today! In the Middle East and pretty well all over the world, things can be pretty tough. The whole world seems to be at war, and it is getting tougher and tougher. Missiles, drones, all intensifying as… Read More ›
Unique
Australia is pretty unique in lots of aspects. For example, Rawlina Station in Western Australia is the largest sheep station in Australia; it spans roughly 10,117 kilometers or 2.5 million acres. It is right on the Nullarbor Plain, which is… Read More ›
Reconciled
My Grandad was a teacher, not a real one, but someone who loved to help you do things and show you how to make things. He had lots of plans. His name was Charles, and he loved to go out… Read More ›
Keep the good and throw the bad away!
Keep the good and throw the bad away! Jesus told yet another parable/story to his disciples. This time, He told them about how the people were out catching fish and how they threw the net out and caught a lot…. Read More ›
72nd Anniversary of the Army Duc disaster in Newcastle NSW
It was the 72nd Anniversary of the Army Duc disaster in Newcastle, NSW, at Stockton Beach on March 8th. It was one of the most peacetime military tragedies to hit Newcastle since World War II. It was in the early… Read More ›
Nastiness can be nasty
While Jesus was physically here on earth, he told many stories, or parables, as they were known then, and one of those parables, recorded in Matthew 13, was about a sower or a plowman sowing seeds. In those days, the sower… Read More ›
With or Without Him?
When I was a little guy, we had a big tree in the back garden. I wasn’t sure what that tree was. I think it may have been an apricot tree. I remember it well. Apparently, my big brother and… Read More ›
Question
What’s it like to become a Christian? That is a very good question, one we should really think about and take very seriously. In today’s world, becoming a Christian can be scorned, it can be ignored, it can be disregarded… Read More ›
Builders
WOW! I am overwhelmed today at the very cost of building a new home – I know when Sue and I were to build this house of ours all those years ago, we first had to buy a block of… Read More ›
Lampstand
Isn’t it amazing that the old world we all know just keeps getting worse in so many ways? We here in good old Australia are astounded that after all these years of just being Old Oz, we seem to be… Read More ›
Wineskins and Old Clothes
The old and the new – don’t we love it – the old sometimes is good when it’s gone, and the new usually is pretty good. Lots of weird and strange things happened in the old times, and lots of… Read More ›
When God Speaks, Are You Listening?
By Adrian Rogers “Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, ‘Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is desert.” Acts 8:26 When you’re sensitive to the direction… Read More ›
How many mistakes will I make in this life of mine?
How many mistakes will I make in this life of mine? It never seems to cease. Every single time, even when I’m not expecting it, these sins and mistakes keep bursting into my life in ceaseless and never-ending sequence. Amazing,… Read More ›
Where are you with Christ right at this moment?
Caleb was born to a young couple who weren’t ready to have their son yet. Robert and Viola, when they moved into their unit in Newcastle, NSW, were pretty excited. Robert had just started his new job, and so had… Read More ›
How Precious is His Grace Toward You
By Jack Hibbs Revelation 22:21 “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” The very last verse in the very last book of the Bible, which is called Revelation, says, “The grace of our Lord Jesus… Read More ›
Singapore, Australia, World War 2 and Radji Beach
It was 12 February 1942, and Singapore was in the grip of a mighty Japanese invasion that would see hundreds of people scrambling onto the wharves to flee. Among those were 65 Australian Nurses serving their country through the last… Read More ›
Jonah!
Well, what can one say – our Grandson Sam – now a full-time primary teacher at a special school here in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. He is so good at teaching that he specialises in kids who have all sorts of… Read More ›
Struggle
Some people sadly struggle so much. Our beautiful neighbours are so nice; they will give us anything if we ask them. It is so good to have neighbors like this. It is truly nice to live in a neighborhood where… Read More ›
Convict
Mary was a convict! She was arrested in England for stealing a horse. BUT she didn’t really, her little boy Oscar lay sick with a ghastly fever, and she had to get a doctor fast. She had no way of… Read More ›
Homeless
Well, here we are, says me walking into a beautiful and large lounge room where I introduced my young homeless lad, Joey, to the very rich owner of the home, Mrs Slater, my friend Jeanette. Joey had been into all… Read More ›
Scary
The day was going well. As soon as the rain stopped, both her children, Felicity and Troy, asked to go outside. Despite Lucy’s concerns, she had put on a bright smile and agreed. After all, they were on holidays and… Read More ›
Startling!
For the fifth time that day, Rhona called the school – but of course, no one was there, the sports day was well and truly over. The teacher who answered her call was so excited, all she could talk about… Read More ›
Be of Good Cheer
By Jack Hibbs John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” As a Christian, what… Read More ›
Nero
A.D.38. Thirty-eight years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Rome had pretty much taken over most of the known world at that time. Was it a disaster for many thousands? Certainly was. Nero was the fifth… Read More ›