by Kevin Forlong – When you hear the word “blessing” or “blessed” what picture does it conjure up in your mind? Is the blessing of God spiritual or material? The overriding message of the Bible is that God is knowable and desires a personal relationship with each person. The objective and outcome of that Read More
The following devotion is by Edward Andrews based on the scripture, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). Edward lives in Nelson, he worked in a night shelter for the homeless for 27 years and was awarded a Queens Service Medal (QSM) for his services to the Read More
The following devotion is by Greg Munn about Saving for a Tesla car. Greg writes: Today I borrowed my daughter and son-in-law’s car. I had been warned that the fuel-light shone on the last trip the car had made, so would I fuel it up? I took it to the fuel station and it took 49 Read More
A while ago some friends of ours moved from Snells Beach to Christchurch. We spent nearly a full weekend saying farewell to them at different events. They had been in our lives for 16-years and it was fascinating listening to speeches and hearing different people’s perspectives. One of the events was their daughter’s 21st Read More
The following devotion is by Matt Carroll and asks What is Prayer? Matt writes: Perhaps the most famous prayer is Daniel’s in Daniel 9:3-19 where Daniel sought God for his nation’s future and was rewarded with a revelation of the future. [Read more here: Daniel 9:3-19] David prayed based on the understanding of Read More
The following devotion is by Geoff Wiklund and it’s about when Jesus said to a man with leprosy, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Geoff says: I would like you to read the verses below and think what the Lord might be saying through them. What is compassion and how do we tap into it? Read More
A couple of years ago I was travelling to Sydney with my wife. I had a 9:15am flight and as I live about an hour out of Auckland I left home at 5:00am. At that time of the morning the commute is relatively easy. I was at the airport and through all the formalities by about Read More
My Responsibility Not My Rights We live in interesting times with many falling away from faith and people allowing issues to divide their families and friendships. There is an observation from overseas that as churches get back to corporate worship, numbers are down by up to 50%. Will this be the same here in NZ? Read More
God will make a way… where there seems to be no way. God can do anything He chooses, except lie. I say this often, and it is true. Love cannot lie, and the Bible tells us that God is love! God can change His mind. However, I believe this is His way of leading us Read More
Sadly, I would not describe my default setting as being an encourager. I’m more like a resting grumpy face. Even worse, I can easily tend to be a discourager, by having a critical attitude. It takes a conscious effort for me to bring a positive attitude and to encourage others. It is difficult to Read More