Devotional 1st May
I work with wood and I teach students. Students brainstorm about our topic. We look at resources, what they can be used for. We look at its strength and durability and what we can do to it in order to make it become more fit for purpose. Currently we are using layers of thin plywood…
Devotional 24th April
The Book of Genesis The older I get, the more I realize that the book of Genesis is the foundation of our Christian faith. The creation account as it’s described there is an epic drama on a grand scale. It tells us what we need to know in order to understand ourselves and the world…
Devotional 17th April
Trees Our house is surrounded by trees, both on our property and on the adjoining Council owned park. The Bible says a lot about trees and Jesus based a number of His parables on aspects of trees, – their growth, nurture and fruit. Jeremiah 17:8 – Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD and…
Devotional 10th April
Let go and let God!!! So many problems in relationships are caused by people who want to control. Some people believe that if they can control other people and their circumstances they will be happy. They are scared stiff of taking their hands off situations in case things get out of control….their control. It might…
Devotional 3rd April
God Knows Our Names Have you ever wanted to change your name or wondered what you would be like without a name. Our names are important and it is by our names that other people identify us and we identify ourselves. In the Bible, parents gave their children names with meanings such as strong, trustworthy…
Devotional Easter Sunday 27th March
Easter 2016 Is there life after death? As Christians we believe there is and we base that belief on one of the best attested facts of history. The fact that Jesus Christ died and rose again. The enemies of Jesus had heard rumours that He would rise from the dead and were determined to…
Devotional 20th March
In 1927 Arthur Finlay bought an 800 acre farm on the banks of the now Karipiro lake. As he was sick with TB the doctors told him that he would only be able to work 1 hour a day. He prayed that God would heal him and he was healed. Arthur then begun pouring his…
Devotional 13th March
Between 750–698 BC, Isaiah prophesied a man named Cyrus would rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. Isaiah 44:28 (KJV): that saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. In 587 BC the Babylonian army…
Devotional 6th March
2 Corinthians 5:7 says: “We walk by faith, not by sight”. If you pick up a road map, you can readily discern the best route to reach your destination. But while the map logically arranges the maze of highways so that you can stay on course, it does not provide a total picture of what…
Devotional 28th February
How do we make 2016 a better year for ourselves? Here is a new year’s resolution I gleaned from a friend. You may have heard of the 3G network, well here are 3Gs that we can all participate in. Firstly Generosity. There is always a need to be more generous; generous with our resources, with…