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August Take the scab off | Isaiah 43:19
August 2, 2006 My personal trainer put me on a new program, and like most new adventures, the first few times were awkward and painful... [more]
August 3, 2006 I really couldn’t say no, and with the festive season almost here the scruffy-looking gift was shoved in my face with a grunt. It was hard to take, receiving this gift! [more]
August 4, 2006 15 to 20 degrees off | 1 Corinthians 9:27
“Why is it that we are so far off course”? I asked the captain. The reply
showed how naďve I was about the sailing, and how wise...
[more]
August 5, 2006
A fire is an essential
part of every camping experience. The times I go camping – not that often –
I enjoy doing fire building duties. My process is simple...
[more] August 6, 2006
August 7, 2006 A simple message | Romans 15:13
There is nothing profound I want to say for you today... [more]
August 8, 2006
The fog has lifted
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Psalms 103:17
After 6 months of summer,
the humid hot season finally wanes. The first cooler day brings smiles to
people’s faces. To my face comes an extra special smile!... [more]
August 9, 2006 A young child throwing a tantrum in a supermarket aisle… A heavy metal lead singer screaming his lines inside a cathedral… An elegant lady wearing red and purple to a formal function…
Graffiti being plastered
all over the Sistine chapel…
[more]
August 10, 2006 Behind the scenes | Psalms 37:34
For a concert or band performance to go suitably the Public Address system
(PA) needs to work acceptably. But when I think about this idea more closely
the PA operator’s performance is judged... [more]
August 11, 2006
It is not exclusive to
any age. From birth to death our human nature regularly wants to serve
itself! We understand a baby’s need. When it cries... [more]
August 12, 2006 Caught the eye | Philippians 4:6,7
I sat in a plane on its
descent into my local airport. The pilot was navigating his way around a
severe thunderstorm when all of a sudden the plane shuddered and dropped.
All on board were safe, despite being a little shocked. [more]
August 13, 2006
Creating a new front
garden has been a refreshing process. First, my son and I ripped out the
existing hedge. Then I formed the shape of the new bed. All the soil was dug
over, but was then left due to lack of time.
[more]
August 14, 2006
With pleasure written all over the infant’s face, she swung from side to
side, held securely by her father. Mum was hiding behind dad’s strong
shoulders, moving from side to side, peaking briefly... [more]
August 15, 2006 I’m feeling sad! | Matthew 11:28
Brittany arrived on the second day of my work with this class of six and
seven year-olds. At news time she began, “The reason I have been away for a
week is because last week my uncle had an argument with the family and went
outside and... [more] August 16, 2006 Lessons of a window cleaner | James 5:16
One of our regular
household chores needing attention is window cleaning. We usually attack the
job together, me on the outside and my wife on the inside. Let me share... [more]
Whether you are talking
about Mount Karthala in the Comoros archipelago, the famous Mount Vesuvius
in the Mediterranean or the numerous other active volcanoes around the
world, they all deliver destructive force from their depths.
[more] August 18, 2006 Long shadow distant sun | Joshua 24:18b
The long shadows of early
morning were cast across the rocky path. It was autumn and my daily walk
stopped for a time as I allowed the sun to penetrate my cool body. The
sun had just peeked over the hill top...
[more]
August 19, 2006
Getting older brings all
sorts of changes – increased skin in the form of wrinkles, extra lumps and
bumps, speed reduction (can’t think or move as fast), longer arms for
eyesight assistance, and more smoke from the candles! [more] August 20, 2006 Asking – a negative privilege! | Philippians 3:11
Do you allow yourself the
privilege of asking yourself how you feel?
[more] August 21, 2006 Renovation perspective | Joel 2:12
I stood on top of the
hill looking over my estate, excited by the prospect of seeing our new
renovation. For several months my wife and I had been working on...
[more]
August 22, 2006
Ever been at a point in
your life where you just weren’t sure? Where you were wondering, which way
will I go now? There is certainly something pleasurable about finding...
[more] August 23, 2006 Remember the keys | Proverbs 22:28
I arrived at music
practice with a bottle of milk, requested by my wife. Because I wasn’t
leaving for several hours, it would need to go in the fridge. Thus a
dilemma… how would I remember it?
[more]
August 24, 2006 Rearrange the furniture | 2 Corinthians 5:17
My wife and I have just finished some great renovations and additions to our
sub-tropical home. It’s been two years in the dreaming, planning and doing.
I think the most energizing part was...
[more]
August 25, 2006
The mother and infant arrived at the shopping centre. The young one was
placed carefully in the seat of the amusement ride and the coin inserted.
Before long the ride began moving... [more] August 26, 2006 There it is… your photo is on his wall! Who’s photo, you ask? Yours!
The devil has your imprint... [more] August 27, 2006
Melissa, a first-time
poker player, was learning quickly about the intricacies of the game. She
continued to place her bets like everyone else, not really understanding
what was happening, but willing to try. [more]
August 28, 2006 Chewing gum fingers | Matthew 5:13-16
My wife was driving,
while I sat in the passenger’s seat. She got tired of chewing her gum and
decided to get rid of it. It seemed a simple matter – take it out of the
mouth, and throw it out the window, as she had done many times before. [more] August 29, 2006
It was one of those
life-changing moments. My son’s birth was difficult for all sorts of
reasons, but his large head proved the most challenging. But finally he
arrived! As the father I watched him... [more] August 30, 2006
At the end of a hectic
day, I informed the class, “I’ve got something special in my bag. Who wants
a treat?” Immediately everyone’s hand shot up. “OK then, everyone line
up,” I instructed... [more] August 31, 2006 The light of day | Lamentations 3:24,25 After the hundredth ‘drill, hammer and screw’ I was starting to get the picture. The timber batons, that my father and I had spent three painstaking days securing to the concrete foundation of my new deck, would never see the light of day. [more]
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