I was speaking with a friend the other day, whose wife had recently been diagnosed with cancer. We talked about ways that he could support her in this time of trial. Men we are to be the gatekeepers, the prayer warriors, and the builders of faith in our families. To help us with this Read More
Many things can be inspiring but for me nothing is quite as special as when your children inspire you to try something new. I was gazing around my office the other day and came across a small piece of writing that I had stuck on the wall. It was part of a larger piece that Read More
It is amazing how powerful stories are in our lives. We recently bought some children’s books for our grandchildren and one of the stories called “The Wonkey Donkey” became an instant hit. The children wanted the story read repeatedly. It occurred to me that most ancient cultures had an oral based tradition. The culture and Read More
Sandhill Cranes, ducks and geese are birds that have one major thing in common they tend to migrate over long distances. They also understand that to do this they can’t do it alone. In fact, they don’t usually travel in numbers less than three and that is for a special reason which I will explain 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
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