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At Christmas: Eyes Open to Supernatural Beauty

At Christmas: Eyes Open to Supernatural Beauty

“Living in the presence of Angels.” That was the title for my talk at a special childrens’ Christmas pageant service..

  • Reflections of COVID-19 in 2020

    This year has been stressful due to COVID lockdowns.

  • The hard place; the hidden place of waiting and trust

    Not many people truly understand what it means to wait. To wait years for something to happen that has been promised to you by God.

  • Winston Churchill  -  Easter connection

    Of the many things I might associate with Easter, surely something on Winston Churchill might be better left for Anzac week.

  • Dear Santa, pandemic is not on my wish list.  

    As Christmas draws near I increasingly find myself excited for some time out, yet puzzled as to where this year went. I asked myself the other day, what has actually been achieved?

  • Bread and Circuses

    Recently, I happened to stumble across a television series highlighting the greatest fights in UFC (Ultimate Fighting Competition). UFC, which combines wrestling, boxing and martial arts—and is most definitely not choreographed or staged—can at times seem less fighting and more cuddling.

  • Thunderbolt and the family secret

    Thunderbolt the Bushranger, real name Fredrick Wordsworth Ward, was a taboo subject at home when I was a child.

  • Christmas under persecution

    As we celebrate our Saviour’s birth during this month, let us not forget the struggles that Christians have in other parts of the world. Here are just some snapshots of situations facing Christians in the world.

  • What will you bring to Heaven?

    'You leave this world with what you were born with: nothing'.

  • Better comprehension comes with a grasp of theology

    One of the key instructions I give in my ministry to Christian young writers and new converts in following Jesus is that of Jesus words, that the sun and rain fall on the just and unjust / righteous and unrighteous, in reference to His grace upon all mankind.

  • Parents in arms

    I am a week away from celebrating my 25th year of marriage. It was not that long ago I wrote about celebrating my 20th year married to the same woman! here

  • Love and Power

    Since politics addresses issues such as human rights, poverty, wealth, and reconciliation, it is impossible for Christians to be apolitical.