Bible Reflections are triggered by my current reading of Scripture from the Holy Bible.
Don’t you just love the beaming smile and how the eyes of a child light up when they receive a gift. And especially one they have so long desired. Almost in disbelief they say, “For me? For me?” My first bike was a Malvern Star. I think I stopped breathing when I first clapped eyes…
Have you ever observed an AFL footy match? There are 45,000 people desperately in need of exercise watching 36 people desperately in need of a rest. It is easy to watch others do all the work. Nicky Gumbel of Alpha tells of a man who wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, There are 566 people…
Imagine. The verdict is in, the gavel comes down hard and the judgment is sealed. BANG! The Supreme Court has ruled. There is no further appeal. All that is left is the sentence to be carried out. Will there be rejoicing or will there be despair? It depends on the verdict – guilty or not…
Loved sex. Loved getting drunk. Loved gambling. Loved money and all it could buy. Loved getting my own way. Hated coloured people, especially Aboriginees, Asians, and Indians. Hated loud mouthed Americans. Hated do-gooders. Hated anything I didn’t want to understand or wasn’t like me. Hey, and I was quite happy! Then I discovered for myself…
There are some roads in outback Queensland that are long, very long, and straight. Where there are dangerous drops there are guard rails. Also where the shoulders are soft (dangerous to drive on because its so easy to loose control) there are warning signs. The sheep and cattle stations fence their properties and where the…
The rain is pouring down. The nimble dash from the carpark to the shopping centre is swift. But as as the wet feet hit the smooth slippery tiles … whoosh… I land unceremoniously on my rear end. The embarrassment of being spralled out on the floor is further highlighted with the onset of a very…
How annoying! I was really ticked off. Getting a delivery of mulch dropped off on the nature strip makes sense. I have nowhere else to drop it off. If I drop it in my driveway it will stain the concrete. I can’t access any part of my property and have no spot to unload it,…
Have you ever grabbed a hot potato chip (french fries) out of a fryer? That thing is so hot that you are unable to hold it. You quickly juggle it and hold it lightly for short bursts of time in fear of getting burnt. You don’t want to let it go, but one slip and…
Facebook is an interesting forum of social interaction. As we hide behind the keyboard and screen, our inhibitions are lowered – much like a drunk man who speaks his mind. The other day I read a comment someone made. They were frustrated with a particular event that had occurred and stated it so. The initial…