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Today's Thought - The Archives
September Since returning from my mission trip to Kenya, I have tried to get back into the routine of ‘normal’ life. One part of that routine is to... [more]
September 2, 2007 “You’re going to have to get this carpet seen to,” came the complaint. Slowly the visitor picked them off the floor, turning around and analysing why they had fallen. [more]
September 3, 2007 I was overjoyed as I drove to pick him up and couldn’t wait to give him a big hug. After five days away at summer camp, my son was finally back home with me. Though we missed him while he was away, we knew he needed this time. [more]
September 4, 2007
Sometimes the most difficult words to say, particularly in a family or
partnership, are these two words. How do I know? I’ve been in relationship
with my wife for over thirty years, and seem to be an expert at ‘sorry’!
[more]
September 5, 2007 The importance of adjectives | Ephesians 4:1-2
Like
all of us, I have many roles in my life. Wife, mother, daughter, sister,
aunt, teacher and friend are just some of the nouns used to describe me. [more]
September 6, 2007
I had the privilege of attending a multi-cultural conservative church
recently in my role as school chaplain. On this particular day, the
congregation had a visiting older minister. [more]
September 7, 2007 Talent to appreciate | Genesis 1:27
Talent is marvellous. People, using their gifts, are inspiring. When they
ply their skills, I have longed to be like them, but like a vast number of
people, I was ‘behind the door’ when the talents were handed out.
[more]
September 8, 2007 Are you like that? | Psalms 139:14
Jake was a very determined four-year old that wasn’t too satisfied with who
he was right now. He came to Sunday School each week dressed as a... [more]
September 9, 2007 Let’s build a chook shed | Luke 11:13
“Guess what I did on the weekend,” asked one of my students.
[more]
September 10, 2007
The giant water park was filled with hundreds of thousands of gallons of
water. For the many visitors this meant hours of fun and a refreshing time,
cooling off in the Texan heat. [more]
September 11, 2007 A farmer’s gait | Galatians 6:4
Have you ever seen a farmer run? There is always plenty of work to be done
on a farm, but you will notice he moves at a set pace.
[more]
September 12, 2007 The language barrier | Romans 8:26
Whether its basketball, soccer (football), Aussie rules, rugby league, rugby
union, and baseball or grid iron – it happens in all professional sports! [more]
September 14, 2007 Invitation in hand | Isaiah 49:16 / Luke 24:38,39
Somebody gave me a pot of home-made, wild-plum jam. It reminded me of an
old Australian custom to ‘give something in the hand’ to a departing
visitor. It was a minted token of one’s self, an unspoken wish for a safe
journey home.
[more]
September 15, 2007
Several years ago, I attempted to return to classroom teaching after seven
years away. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve done in my life. I
was particularly shocked and amazed at how my engrained teaching habits... [more] September 16, 2007 To the MAX! | Ecclesiastes 3:22
My wife and I revisited the place where we’d met thirty years ago! All the
‘old’ jokes aside, we needed to do this to add that little extra spark to
our relationship.
[more]
September 17, 2007 Fruit flies | Proverbs 16:25 / Jeremiah 29:11
There is a little trick I have learned to trap fruit flies. By placing a
piece of fruit or some juice into a cup and covering the top with a sheet of
plastic that has tiny holes, the bugs can get in, but they cannot get out.
[more]
September 18, 2007
Normally a ‘nose-to-tail’ refers to a car accident, where one vehicle
smashes into the rear of the automobile in front. NOT this time! The other
day I saw a ‘nose-to-tail’ that was so significant I had to stop to observe!
[more]
Starting again | 2 Corinthians 5:17
Relationships are complicated. Interact with someone for a few weeks,
months, or years, and there are bound to be points of difference, hurt
feelings, even crossed boundaries. Sometimes we wish we could start over.
[more]
September 20, 2007 Valley vs. mountain | Psalms 23:4
We sat gazing over the deep valley, energized by the view and exhilarated by
the fear of sitting on the edge of a thousand foot cliff. This group of
university students, out for a weekend adventure, looked across the valley
to the closest mountain.
[more]
September 21, 2007 Switch on the light | John 1:4
Tiny fragments of glitter nestled in the floral tablecloth, so small you did
not notice them. The craft works had been tidied away and the cloth had
already been shaken out. But, against all the odds, the tiny fragments of
glitter were still there.
[more]
September 22, 2007 My maple tree | Ecclesiastes 3:1
I’ve always loved maple trees; everything about them, and so I decided to
order a maple for my mountain garden. When it arrived in the mail, I
laughed...
[more] September 23, 2007 Timing is everything | Isaiah 49:23
I was a sprinter in high school, always loved running fast and trying to win
races. As an adult I still love trying to get things done quickly...
[more]
September 24, 2007
I had a surprise for Nolan. I called him, but he wouldn’t come downstairs.
Ever wondered as a parent why the simplest commands are so difficult for
your kids to obey? In raising up my kids, I have learned just how important
obedience is.
[more]
September 25, 2007
Our future son-in-law moved in with us recently, and with him came more
‘stuff’ than we realized. With the gear taking up one car space in our
garage we noted the fridge. [more]
September 26, 2007 Catching butterflies | 2 Corinthians 10:5
Two-year-old Samuel has a favourite game called ‘Elefun’. Flick the switch
and butterflies come flying out of the elephant’s long, blue trunk. Samuel
runs around with a net... [more]
September 27, 2007
Cow, lamb, pig, chicken or fish? It doesn’t matter which variety, but if you
eat meat a life has been sacrificed.
[more]
September 28, 2007
Millions of people go to worship and make offerings to their various gods
all over the world. Do their gods actually speak to them, out loud,
witnessed and verified by a copy of the transcript?
[more]
September 29, 2007 An amazing sight | Psalms 104:24
September 30, 2006
From winding track, to dirt road, to single lane bitumen, and now to dual
lane highway. The Pacific Highway, New South Wales’ main north-south
arterial route has had a long and developing history.
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