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Category: <span>Harvesting</span>

Category: Harvesting

Real love tells truth – blowing smoke is selfish

It is often soo easy to tell people what they want to hear – but at times it may do them harm.  Love, real love, puts the other persons *needs* above your own feelings and status. That type of love will motivate you to say things you *really* don’t want to say and cause you to keep quiet about things you *really* want to say…  The common factor is that you will be doing what is best for the other persons long-term well being. This is something modelled perfectly by Jesus…  At times, He would say things that offended people, …

Mango Picking and Deviant Devil Ants

The Deviant Devil-Ant! On a recent trip to pick mangos in Kununarra, I encountered what I started to call ‘devil ants’, though their correct name is actually the “Weaver Ant” (genus Oecophylla). These little green ants, according to Wiki: “ inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort.” I don’t think this is quite accurate – the bites do sting but I would say they are only around a pain level of 2-3. As a frame of reference, the the bite from the big bull ants on our property would be …

JW Something the Jehovahs Witnesses are missing

Some brief notes on a conversation and some scripture verses that can help with evangelism… Notes: Below are a number of verses that I recently printed out for an (unsaved) family member who has had a slight JW indoctrination – they can be helpful when evangelising. There is also some notes that may be helpful… Description:This family member has had contact with the JW’s and therefore has some serious flaws in his thoughts about God & salvation. I recently went through a number of things in the scriptures with him about Who Jesus is, ‘Jehovah’ and salvation. When he was …