This January, like last January, my wife and I volunteered at JH Aotearoa Parent and Child Adventure. Last year was our first year and it was impactful enough to volunteer again in 2021. Some of you may remember me writing about this experience last year. Once again, we were blessed to be volunteers. We were Read More
As I mentioned, my wife and I were recently volunteer helpers at JH Aotearoa Adult and Child (teenager to young adult) Adventure camp. Although the focus of the camp is on the guests, even the volunteers get a blessing from God with personal revelation or encouragement or breakthrough in their lives. Three such areas that Read More
In the holiday season there will be events that become stories to be retold for many years ahead. While many of these situations may not be funny at the time, they do become legacy events marking family holidays. For most of my life, family holidays have included activities associated with a boat. Is there a Read More
2021 sounds like the title of a suspense or dramatic futuristic novel, but 2021 is the New Year before us. How can we begin to think or imagine what 2021 could hold for us when we reflect back on the reality of 2020? For some 2020 was the first year of significant strife in their Read More
The other day I had an instance of helping an older man in distress. I was coming out of Bunnings when the man next to me couldn’t start his car so he asked if I would jump start his vehicle. He thought he had a flat battery and he went on to tell me this Read More
How often have we heard or said this sentence, “Trust in the Lord”. Trust is usually built up over time and as such, so is trust in the Lord. As we get to know the Trinity of God, (Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit) and experience His presence, His love, His transforming grace. His peace, Read More
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 gate keepers, the prayer warriors and the builders of faith in our families. To help us with this Read More
A few years back I attended a session at a PK event where Richard Brunton spoke on the importance of the Father’s Blessing. This really challenged me and I felt deeply convicted that this was an important concept in the Kingdom of God. I left that event with a conviction to overtly pray a Father’s Read More
An observation from my experience with the COVID restrictions is that that some of us may not be as well connected with others as we could be. With new found freedoms, as we moved down alert levels, I have noticed in some circles that I move in, that people have become more proactive in making Read More
Last time I shared about attending a family funeral and the things it highlighted to me. Prior to our family member passing away, I’d had discussions with them on matters of belief. We even discussed his spiritual worldview. At those times I found he was not forthcoming in sharing, instead our conversations were brief and Read More