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Today's Thought - The Archives
July
1, 2007
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July Putting on your shoes every morning before you start your day gets you up and moving faster! This morning I put on my running shoes… and they're still on! [more]
July 3, 2007 Toilet roll missing | John 21:22b You arrive at your toilet and note the dilemma. There is enough paper for right now, but you know for the next person, a crisis is looming. What are you going to do? Get a new roll? Or just leave it for them to solve? [more]
July 4, 2007
I was running late for one of my university classes. I walked into a
crowded lecture theatre, found a vacant seat in the middle of a row, excused
myself as I squeezed past a dozen people, and sat down….
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July 5, 2007 Safety at roundabout | Galatians 5:13
When you enter a roundabout in Australia everyone is supposed to give way!
There is a sense of safety within the confines of this... [more]
July 6, 2007 The unknown presence | 1 Samuel 12:23
The
family lived beside the great southern railway line. It was a busy line
with long distance diesels rolling by day and night, and it seemed there
were more trains than hours in the day. [more] July 7, 2007
Creating a new housing estate is a massive undertaking. In Australia,
before houses are even thought of, much has to be prepared. The developers
plans, council approvals, surveying, drainage, sewage, roads, electricity,
gas, communications…
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July 8, 2007
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] July 9, 2007 Just keep swimming | Proverbs 3:5, 6
Have you ever lost your toddler in a grocery store for just a few seconds,
only to discover they were just a few feet away from you the whole time?
[more] July 10, 2007
She slid forward on her seat, obviously engaged in a positive and warm
conversation. Lena was happy. Sitting with the good friends she hadn’t seen
for several months, she was now enjoying...
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July 11, 2007 The operation | Philippians 4:6
The anaesthetist places a mask over my face and tells me to take deep
breaths. “You’ll soon be asleep. Just relax”, he says. Sweaty palms, racing
heart, swirling stomach, dry mouth. [more] July 12, 2007
I met a friend at breakfast. It was good to catch up on what had been
happening in our lives. As the conversation progressed, we discovered
something quite fascinating. We had both been learning Latin dancing!
[more] July 13, 2007
You have been separated from your Father ever since you were born, and now
you get word from far away that you are to inherit a beautiful home from
him. You receive a description of the house, the gardens, and a general
idea of the route. [more]
July 14, 2007
Sometimes when climbing a mountain you walk through forest with no
magnificent views except the trees around you. You know the panorama is
coming... [more]
July 15, 2007 I received an email from a long-term subscriber recently. “I’d actually never thought about replying before,” she said in her opening statement. What surprised her the most was the answer she received within minutes. [more]
July 16, 2007
I scooped up my two year old and sat down with him on one side of my lap,
then picked up our other baby - our one year old! As we sat and read...
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July 17, 2007 Drop-down menu | Matthew 14:14
It frustrates me incredibly! When registering for something on the internet,
I regularly notice sites defaulting to...
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July 18, 2007
One of my great-uncles passed away recently. Uncle Ron was in his 80’s when
he finally succumbed to non-smoker’s lung cancer.
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July 19, 2007
I was logging on to a new website recently, and once the submit button was
pressed; I sat watching the screen with this wonderful word... [more] July 20, 2007 Standing at the gate | John 14:3
It’s a sad thing to stand at the gate of where home used to be and now it is
not. You stand like a stranger, a guest without a welcome, at a gate that
once swung open to your touch.
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July 21, 2007
I woke a few minutes later. Everything was fine till I looked outside and
noted the fabulous clear sky with a potentially beautiful
sunrise. Immediately I wanted to...
[more] July 22, 2007
“I’m not playing this game anymore,” declared the child loudly. “You just
don’t play fair!” The ten year old stomped to the other side of the room
looking for something else to do, with the rest of the class watching every
step.
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July 23, 2007 Free to be | 2 Corinthians 3:17
The sound of the ball repeatedly hitting the floor began to get on my
nerves. "Stop bouncing the ball," I said. Hayden quickly obeyed, but
within a few minutes, was at it again.
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July 24, 2007 Still needs cleaning | Galatians 6:7
I got angry, really angry! I couldn’t do this painting anymore – it was
frustrating me beyond belief. Very ungraciously I threw the roller and
brush aside, and walked away from the painting job my wife and I been
working on for several days.
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July 25, 2007
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] July 26, 2007
I'd spent the last four days painting the ceiling and walls of our main
living area. At different times of the day you’d see different perspectives
on the quality of the work, because of the changing light conditions. [more] July 27, 2007
I opened the catalogue that is posted to me every few weeks and was
mesmerized by the array of different Bibles. There were Bibles for...
[more]
July 28, 2007
DANGER ahead
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Colossians 2:10a
“Saying you already know something is a recipe for inaction” the radio
journalist concluded. He’d just been interviewing... [more] July 29, 2007
I recall a time in my young adult days when I lived in a cloudy city, known
for its long damp winters. One particular year after five months of cold,
windy and cloudy weather… I was depressed! [more]
July 30, 2007
Have you ever noticed how 18 degrees Celsius on a cloudy day can feel much
cooler than 18 degrees with the sun shining down on you? [more] July 31, 2007 That intimate moment with the one you love… That luscious taste of your favourite food… That perfect sunrise… That wonderful banter with your family… That beautiful cool drink after a hard day’s work… [more]
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