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A View from the Top End

A View from the Top End

We are at the tail end of 2 months in the Northern end of Australia, and it certainly has been eye opening.We have encountered many believers here who have left behind comfortable lives and sacrificed greatly to serve the Lord. Sitting down with them we hear their...
Chukat – God’s Strange Commands

Chukat – God’s Strange Commands

This week’s Bible reading in the Jewish world is called “Chukat” and contains some of the Bibles most unusual commandments. Specifically it dives into the purification ceremony through the red heifer ashes, a system so complex and baffling that...
My plan or God’s plan?

My plan or God’s plan?

A few months ago, our ministry travels took us to a beautiful vineyard in southern Tasmania. One evening, we were having a particularly interesting conversation with our hosts over dinner, when my 5 year old son David asked if he could go outside and play. He had...
Moving a bit slowly?

Moving a bit slowly?

My wife and I were recently praying over a decision, and I really didn’t want to make the change. I had a number of reasons to hesitate, and I felt even saddened by the change, but deep down I think I knew that God wanted us to take this step. As I prayed, the...
When delay is deadly

When delay is deadly

Lot made it out of wicked Sodom by the skin of his teeth, and his dilly-dallying almost cost him his life. But to understand the source of his delay, we have to turn our attention back two generations to his grandfather, Terah. The Bible tells us that Terah came from...