The problem with “Christians” today is that most of us are no different from our unbelieving, worldly friends By Rob Pue, Publisher – WISCONSIN CHRISTIAN NEWS I had done this same thing a million times before – standing in line… Read More ›
Christianity
Regardless of Persecution
Don’t you love liquidambar trees? They are really beautiful. We loved our liquidambar tree. It was pretty big. It wasn’t always big; it had been a little squirt of a plant, and we put it in the lawn just to… Read More ›
Sheep and Goats
Ever thought about sheep and goats? I haven’t, not really. It wasn’t that long ago that one of my blogs referenced sheep, and I mentioned how big sheep stations are in Australia. It was then that I thought about sheep… Read More ›
The murders of Peter and Paul
Nero, as mentioned in one of our recent blogs, was the emperor of the Roman Empire and was responsible for a highly decentralized system of authority. Nero eventually killed himself. He was born on December 15th, 37 AD, and committed suicide… Read More ›
We can learn a lesson from a fig tree
We can learn a lesson from a fig tree. When I was a little bloke years ago, we lived at a place called Hamilton in New South Wales, Australia. Near where we lived, there was Gregson Park, and all around… Read More ›
Weddings
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Which Way?
Gabrielle’s home was across the street and down half a block from the federal courthouse. On her way there, she called in to see Scott, her solicitor, who was going to represent her this morning. Here she was all ready… Read More ›
Save or Kill
Connor Schmidt happily drove the 12-to-8 shift on the city bus line that travelled along the Pacific Highway in Sydney, New South Wales. He was absently whistling one of the Beatles’ old songs as he piloted his bus through the… Read More ›
Making Every Day Count
My friend David contracted MND, and sadly, he passed away – he was so young to have died. Motor Neurone Disease is horrible and can be so devastating to a family David was an accountant and lived with his wife… Read More ›
Gallipoli
1st World War was really brutal, as are all wars, Gallipoli – an utter devastation. Like Sean, there with hundreds of others in the thick of the battle, he glanced around to see his mate Freddy following, running in a… Read More ›
You said you wanted to see me
“You said you wanted to see me”. Larry said to Carolyn, who then ushered Larry into the pew near the front of the church. There weren’t that many pews, although the church is a vast, cavernous space. To Larry, it… Read More ›
There’s not a cloud in the sky
Life is just so beautiful – every day is just so wonderful – there is just nothing that can change the way we live and what we do – it just gets better and better as we go along. Enjoying… Read More ›
Stop looking for it – Found it
Nothing worse than losing something? Elsie was walking along the street, making her way home, when she looked down in her bag to get the home key out, and she noticed her wallet, containing pretty much everything, was missing. Shock… Read More ›
Envy
Envy is a terrible thing – a cancer on the soul. “These days, he calls himself a property developer and a ‘facilitator’, although I don’t know what a facilitator does and have no desire to find out. It’s like that famous… Read More ›
Unbearable
Oh, sighed Hannah – in the past few weeks, she had been feeling a bit off. She had a lump in her throat that came and went, and there were times when her throat felt constricted, as if it was… Read More ›
Hero
Cam was this fierce little boy, the youngest, but always scampering to follow after his brothers. He was trying hard to find his place in the world and holding on for dear life. Take the camping trip, the one where… Read More ›
My Tribute
It’s truly amazing what the mind believes when you are in a hurry to do what you need to do. We can get really carried away with all the things that are happening in our lives, and it goes on…. Read More ›
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
This is an actual case registered by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority… “Around 9pm, on Monday, 29 September, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance and asked to plan for a winch extrication of a passenger suffering a… Read More ›
Temper Tantrums. Vengeance and God
How amazing is God? This amazing!! He takes arrogant, openly rebellious, messed-up, broken, weird, quirky, and imperfect people like me and uses them to accomplish his purposes. Just recently, I was registrar for a men’s weekend retreat come convention in… Read More ›
GONG!
What is a GONG? This from Wikipedia “Suspended gongs are played with hammers and are of two main types. The gong has been a Chinese instrument for millennia. Some gongs are loud enough to be heard from up to eight kilometres (five miles) away.” … Read More ›