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Category: <span>Soul Food</span>

Category: Soul Food

Getting the best for your soul AND spirit, along side the best for your body.

Getting the best for your soul AND spirit, along side the best for your body.

the Gospel: more and less than you think!

The Gospel – the message about Jesus as King – can be stated in many, many ways. At best, what we often hear are just short summaries – small snippets – of different aspects of the Gospel.  But the truth is, despite being easy to understand, the Gospel is incredibly complex, unbelievably powerful and incomprehensibly large. Oh, and it is Eternal!  In a million years from now, those who are saved will still be amazed, humbled, empowered and driven by the Gospel.  Simple enough for a child to recite, amazing enough to captivate the most distracted, intellectual enough to engage the …

Fishing | for thought   |

Is it just me?

My eldest had booked a driving lesson 30 minutes from us. I thought I could sit in the car with him, and walk around for an hour while he drove.  I had some phone calls to make and could just walk around the town. That is not how things turned out though…  As we arrive, I get out of the car and there is an elderly man in the park starring right at me. As is normal I say G’Day & shake the hand of the instructor…  The guy is still looking at me so I go and say hello. …

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Silent Night 🎶 Holy Night 🎶

Silent Night, Holy Night  It’s a great carol – but it’s a *crazy* reality… Seriously, the first time I understood & experienced who Jesus was, everything else went eerily silent. And I mean EVERYTHING!  The loud chatter of ‘success’, fame, fortune, self, substances and even the demonic? Silenced immediately! May we all experience more & more of who He is this Christmas… “Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light; radiant beams from thy holy face with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.”  #thankYouJesus

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Is it just me? Another hospital visit.

Today I had to go to the hospital for a follow up scan.  I find myself sitting next to a man who is determined to make conversation. Within 30 seconds, we are discussing Jesus.  Turns out he has Jehovahs witness background and is trying to tell me that Jesus is ‘only’ the Son of God. After talking for a few minutes, he was willing to concede that Jesus is the Creator but adamant that only 144,000 will go to Heaven, while the rest of us will just be on earth.  I take him through the scripture about the parable of …

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Unbelievable sacrifice: 8 year old dies saving sister from fire.

17/9/1966 Dianne Keidel 12-year-old Susie and 8-year-old Kelly I just learned today about Kelly, an 8 year old girl, who showed incredible love. She saw her sister, (Lori), go back into their house that was on fire to get a cuddly toy. So she follows her sister back into the burning house.  Things only get worse from there…  Lori starts screaming as the fire burns her body. Kelly, knowing they can’t get out of the house, lies down on top of her younger sister.  She comforts her: “they are coming to help us, you will be ok. I love you. …

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What is wrong with Murphy?

So today, a piece of celery (filled with peanut butter of course!) was thrown to someone across the kitchen bench.  It landed face down and someone joked:  “Murphy’s Law!”  It got laughs all round, then a barrage of people trying to prove it: crackers were tossed into the air, avocado… well you get the idea!  Murphy’s Law is often boiled down to:  “If something can go wrong, it will!”  For thinking minds, you know this is crazy! Imagine is everything that could go wrong did!  Heart attacks, stroke, seizure, fire, pulled muscles… In everyday situations, millions of things would happen, brakes …

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Christmas Play 2021 Galilee Far Away

So today, my 4 youngest children we singing / dancing in a Christmas play.  It was set on a spaceship that travelled back in time to visit earth when Jesus was born.  It was incredible to see how our kids have grown & the way they participated, but there was something far more powerful…  The younger 4 all had different things that they were working on this year. Areas they recognised that were not their strong suit but were willing to try and grow, despite it being uncomfortable. What an encouragement – firstly that they were willing, able and dedicated …

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Jesus – the reason for the season!

He Created the world simply by speaking. He emptied Himself and came to earth as a helpless baby.  He taught teachers and gave the most astounding moral advice He healed the sick and raised the dead.  He submitted to unjust treatment and false allegations.  He willingly died for those who ignored and hated Him (you and me). He rose again, defeated sin, death and hell.  He went back to Heaven in front of witnesses.  He rules from Heaven in victory.  And He’s coming back as King of the Universe!  Are. You. READY?  When Jesus is revealed to the world, everyone will …

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Nativity 12 White Big Headed China Kids!

The photo of this delicate set does not do it justice – one of our cutest sets…  The fact that all the characters are children, reminds us that all the people in the scene (and us as observers) are all God’s children.  It also captures what Jesus focus is: children! While the adults were concerned with ‘important things’ Jesus directed their attention back to what was valuable: “let the children come to Me!”. We have set up this set in front of our largest set, meaning it actually takes effort to not get distracted by the larger, more colourful backdrop. …

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Bees, Bee suits and Beekeepers

The last few days, the warmer weather has excited a hive of bees that had moved into an old dead blackboy a couple of years ago… It has resulted in a few bee stings, and some of the smaller children are fairly allergic. One poor fella’s hand quite badly swollen for a couple of days.  Having visitors coming, we thought it best to try to do something about them today. Our local bee keeper David McCormick kindly offered to come and help, right on dark.  It’s rare to come across someone who loves their profession as much and is friendly enough …

Faith | for thought  

The time for being LUKEWARM is over! Twitters Purge & Jesus’ vomit

Many of you will have some idea that you are being slowly conditioned by volume of God-less and opposed-to-God posts you see on a day to day basis.  Some of you may be aware that the algorithms of social media deliberately filter out certain topics to make sure you are the influenced, not the influencer.  But not many of you will realise that most platforms are actively banning people from their platforms – discriminating – on the basis of belief in Jesus.  You heard that right, but likely have not seen any report of it: While fake and contrived attacks …

Culture | for thought   |

Jesus searches everywhere for you – even on Gumtree! – UPDATED!

So today, someone replied to a sales advert, but the item in question soon took second place…  “I was interested in your [deleted for confidentiality], however reading further on your ad I became more interested in your comments regarding Jesus! Haha!! So what do you have to say about this carpenters son? This religion says he’s this, another religion says he’s that, but who do you say he is? What do you believe? Where do you go to church? By the way this is not spam I’m [deleted for confidentiality]. 😀” Below is the reply I typed in between family activities, …

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The disgusting house fly & why you would be STUPID to ignore it!

Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest places!  Being in acute pain, sleep can be really difficult. It was made worse last night by a single fly that kept landing on me and waking me up. So tonight, I was showing one of the younger children how to catch it: make the house dark and turn one light on… the fly would head towards the light.  How amazing is it that we can learn from these disgusting creatures?!  Make out like a fly…and head towards the Light! The Light, is Jesus! The one who is the true light, who gives light …

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Are you obeying God or satan? Quick way to know!

This post is going to be brief, hard hitting and you may hate. I do!  It’s because it’s so simple, yet reveals sooo much of what we would prefer to ignore, condone or justify.  But knowing the answer, no matter how harsh, can be the start of positive change…that lasts!  So here it is:  You are either following God, or following satan… there is no third option!  Now you may believe that neither God nor satan exists, but that doesn’t change a thing. There is ample evidence for God and He states clearly that satan is alive and active. If …

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What will surprise you about 3 basic COVID responses…

Please folks, start to panic & worry even more as the sky is falling… again!  This new strain… ahh forget it. I’m not going to waste time re-hashing what the media will use to try to create panic in the next few weeks / months about. And I won’t predict the usefulness of any ‘vaccine’ or booster for this new strain. Nor will I go on about how many new strains there will be over the next few years & the accompanying new jabs that will become available and then mandated.  I want to take a different tack:  Well done …

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Thank you for your prayers

  For those I have not personally thanked: I wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU! The last 2 years have been the hardest of my life, but for those who have helped practically and prayed / sent love – I am deeply, deeply grateful. From myself, Sharmini and the children – thank you – I would not have made it without your support. For nearly a year I could not get up – I was literally confined to a table in the front room lying on my stomach. Even a short stint upright on crutches had major consequences. It …

Faith | Personal   |

Jesus is *the* King!

You’ve heard some Jesus freaks say it…well maybe you haven’t – but you should have!  Jesus Christ is Lord!  But for those of us who never grew up in English Manor life of the1800’s, what does it actually mean?  Let’s break it down:    Jesus: An everyday, unattractive, Jewish man who lived from 4AD to 30AD. Much has been written about His life & death, with the Bible claiming He rose from the dead.  Numerous specific prophecies thousands of years earlier predicted His very unusual and now famous birth: Born in a manger (animal food trough). Born in Bethlehem, Called a …

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lies, Lies, LIES! … and how they affect us.

Recently, we had a situation with our children that escalated to a point of tears that is quite rare. After working through the complexity of the situation, it became clear that the cause of it ALL for everyone involved, was LIES… I have to say up front: “I HATE LIES!”  Seriously, at so many levels, lies have affected my life: Believing I was unlovable led me in to (and out of) many unneeded relationships. LIE! Believing I needed to earn people’s approval led me to becoming a workaholic. LIE! Believing there was no God led me to having no respect for people …

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Conflict in Marriage: A Different Take

Have you ever attacked your wife or partner? Yelled, screamed, used those angry eyes, given silent treatment or just left (emotionally or physically)? Has it ever been because of something that has happened with or to your child? A parenting issue? A dis-agreeance on what has or should happen? Me too. It is a common source of conflict in a marriage. Today I feel God wants me to share a different take on these times. Maybe when you reacted, you just experienced part of God’s heart? What? Maybe – let me explain: As I look back at my childhood, I …

for thought | Marriage / Sig Other | Parenting

The ‘Excitement’ of Being Young

For my younger friends: please take note!  As someone who lived just for the moment, who lived it up in every way imaginable, someone who thought I was invincible, I can safely say: all good things come to an end! Sometimes it’s a sooner end than you think… I knew some pretty tough people, but ended up in a coma, as slaves to a drug, locked up or dead. The sad fact is, for most of them – I wouldn’t have a clue what happened to them as I really didn’t care. Sure, everyone talked up ‘mateship’ – but it was …

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Can God help against two jet airliners and two collapsing buildings?

I recently read about a few people who survived the September 11 attacks, thanks to God’s intervention.  Stanley Praimnath, an assistant vice president for Fuji Bank worked on the 81st floor of the South Tower. You can read more details in various places, but you likely won’t read what could be the whole reason he survived… For instance, you will read on WIKI:  “When American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower, Praimnath started to evacuate from his 81st floor office in the South Tower, but he returned when the building’s security guards said the South Tower was secure, and …

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So many ‘gods’…another eBay email

This morning, we received another email from a lost soul, trying to have a joke. I really love how, when responding to people like this, we are forced to remember how we were before Jesus rescued us from our delusion:   “. God . . ?🥴 So many gods to choose between , if you are that way inclined 🤔 Not a weakness I ever would need 😀. I will definitely decline your offers as I have now purchased some Devilishly Wicked headphones to blast my sweet sounds straight from the savage depths of HELL . Thanks anyway , and …

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Allegiance to the Taliban…

I can’t help but think that many of us Westerners are going to be caught out far worse than the Afghans we are seeing on TV at the moment.  Do I think that the Taliban are about to storm Australia? No, not even close. As calculated and deliberate as I see the political and militant arm of Islam, I think there is far more chance of something from China eventuating – but that is nothing to do with the risk I am talking about.  To think that we as Australians could suffer the same fate as these poor Afghans – …

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The Procession – will you be in it?

Yesterday, I saw a glimpse of something very powerful: It was of a day that is actually coming. A day where there will be a great procession of people. A GREAT procession… It will leave the (even the pre-Covid) Olympics for dead, it will be VAST in size! The people in this procession will be from every country, every nation, every type, every tribe, every colour. In the middle of this procession, the Creator of the universe – Jesus – in human form. Every human who has ever lived on the planet – past, present and future – will be …

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John, Angie & Jesus

Recently, someone we met at church years ago, passed away. She was an incredible lady, happy, loving and full of beans. Although very slight in build, she came across as very strong and was certainly brave. She would talk to anybody about Jesus and often handed out Gospel tracts. We had only run into her once since Her husband, John, passed away – she was still full of love for her Saviour. As my parents had attended her funeral, they bought us a booklet printed by the family, chronicling parts of her life. Two parts had me riveted: 1) Angie’s …

for thought | Marriage / Sig Other   |

The Fence Guy

So, the other day I had to force myself to drive the bus to get it relicensed (I’m sure I will still be taking cars over the pits at 95 if I last that long!)…Driving along the freeway, we passed a vehicle with a flat tyre & stopped to help.I hobble over on crutches & meet the guy, very thankful, saying he doesn’t have a wheel brace. After searching high & low, we discover we don’t either(!). So, standing there on crutches, next to a car with flat tyre and spare wheel I start trying to wave down vehicles with …

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In 2021, Think about Number ONE!

What a crazy year! No one would have believed that in Western countries, the police would be forcing people in and out of lockdowns. That the government would be issuing rules to ban families to see each other. That a sickness would spread through the world, reportedly causing millions to die, yet the symptoms of which often need a government purchased test from the country of origin of that said disease to be detected. The list of worldwide events this year that are incredibly significant and impact is nearly endless. But I am guessing that for many reading this, there …

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Love-Without it we are nothing.

Love: Without it we are nothing. If I asked “what is love?” what comes to mind? Liking something – a thing or activity? Feeling attracted to a particular person? Wanting to be near someone? Being happy around them? Experiencing comfort while with them? Engaging in good conversation with them? Enjoying the same activities? Avoiding conflict / keeping the peace with someone? Is love something we can touch or taste or feel? Is it summed up by a phrase that is used sometimes: ‘that person completes me’? There are many things that are common answers as to what love is, but …

Faith | Preaching | Relationships