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Today's Thought - The Archives - December 07

*December 1, 2007

The bouquet | John 15:5

The other day at a school anniversary, I was presented with the most beautiful bouquet I had seen for a long time.  The array of colours grabbed my attention so much... [more]

 

December 2, 2007 

Watch out | Proverbs 28:8

 

*December 3, 2007

Scissors working

Getting married – it’s an exciting time of life!  A couple desperately wants to be together, with overflowing dreams, bursting energy and enthusiasm, and amazing love for each other - the ‘world is their oyster’. [more]

 

December 4, 2007

Hard work | Proverbs 28:19

 

*December 5, 2007

The tale of scar | John 20:27

Tayla rushed up to me. “Did you see this?” and immediately the hands and the eyes focused on a gash just above her knee. With pride she shared the story! How come, not only kids, but adults delight in telling their war stories and the scars they have ‘earned’ through the years? [more]

 

*December 6, 2007

The queue | Matthew 20:16

Recently I went to the movies.  Wanting to beat the crowds, I pre-purchased the ticket online.  Stamped on my ticket were the words, 'VIP - Jump the Queue’. [more]

 

 

December 7, 2007

Thumbs up | Proverbs 30:5

 

*December 8, 2007

It’s rained | Psalms 103:22

The sparkling droplets shined in the early morning brilliance.  Everything was fresh and clean like a brand new car, and my spirit was alive and well!  It was good to be alive!  It had rained overnight! [more]

 

December 9, 2007

Listen | Proverbs 1:33

 

*December 10, 2007

Take the cover off | Ephesians 4:23,24

“There’s no excuse”, I said to myself as I dragged myself out of bed to the pleasant sound of constant rain on the roof.  Before long, I was in the car and driving to my daily exercise spot, raincoat on the back seat. [more]

 

*December 11, 2007

Dream house | Isaiah 1:18

Walking through the vacant land at dusk, we commented on the elevated outlook, the space it would give us and where we would place our dream home.  In my mind’s eye, I could... [more]

 

December 12, 2007

Every time | Proverbs 2:9

 

*December 13, 2007

Oops… missed! | Ecclesiastes 3:1,17b

Throwing rubbish in the bin in my household is a bit of a mystery.  Most of the family merely deposits rubbish in the appropriate container and move on. [more]

  

December 14, 2007

Search well | Proverbs 2:3,4

 

*December 15, 2007

Master chef | Psalms 27:8a

What’s in a recipe?  Merely words on a page, yet involves a chef or my wife for that matter, and these words become delicious edibles within minutes for both the eyes and the tummy. [more]

 

*December 16, 2007

Twinkle stars | Matthew 18:3

Our recent adventures saw our two-year-old son wake up in the middle of the night, overwhelmed with the excitement of being in the car in the dark.  With eyes wide, he looked out through the open sunroof... [more]

 

December 17, 2007

Hold tight | Proverbs 3:3

 

*December 18, 2007

The great Aussie wave | Psalms 3:4,5

It covers the breadth and width of Australia – the famous Aussie wave!  And what, you ask, is that? In our country, particularly during hot dry times, there are usually... [more]

 

December 19, 2007

Correction | Proverbs 3:12

 

*December 20, 2007

Just a touch | Ephesians 5:20

Great impact is often made through really insignificant things, and sometimes it doesn’t take very much – a light touch on the shoulder; a hint of pink at dawn; the slightest ripple on a smooth waterway; the faint smell in the nostrils! [more]

 

*December 21, 2007

X-ray vision | Hebrews 4:13

It is difficult to forget that painful experience from a few years ago.  There I was carrying an X-ray report of my left wrist to an orthopaedic doctor fearing the worst. [more]

 

December 22, 2007

Wisdom STEP ONE | Proverbs 4:7a

 

*December 23, 2007

The roar | Isaiah 40:31

It's early morning, just before sunrise, and the traffic roar has already begun for the day.  I’m sitting in my local forest writing this thought.  The busy freeway below knifes through...  [more]

 

December 24, 2007

Wisdom STEP TWO | Proverbs 4:7b

 

*December 25, 2007

'Bruce Wadd' | Romans 8:1

My name was called!  I immediately began packing my bag and getting ready to go to my doctor's office. [more]

 

December 26, 2007

Wisdom STEP THREE | Proverbs 4:8

 

*December 27, 2007

Restoration | Galatians 3:28

The Driver* had reached fifty years of age, the age of Jubilee.  As members of the family, we all gathered to celebrate.  We were about twenty people in all, with ages ranging over seven decades. [more]

 

December 28, 2007

Wisdom STEP FOUR | Proverbs 4:9

 

*December 29, 2007

Inner peace | John 16:33

Surrounding Karawatha Forest are trains, freeways filled with traffic, large housing estates, and busy arterial roads.  But as I walk...  [more]

 

December 30, 2007

Dangerous lips | Proverbs 5:3,4

 

*December 31, 2007

Good position | Ephesians 2:8

When we were looking for our current home, I prepared a criteria sheet for real estate agents, outlining our family’s needs and wants re style, size and aspect of home... [more]

 

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