“I’ll Cover Smother You!” Some of you may remember the old western TV shows of the fifties and sixties. “I’ll cover you” was a frequently heard phrase in those shows. It usually meant one cowboy would make a run for it while his/her partner engaged the bad guys with a few well aimed pot shots. … Continue reading Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies Pt. 3: “I’ll Cover You”
Bride of Christ
Challenging Behaviours
As the mother of a son with Asperger’s Syndrome I’ve had years of opportunity to observe challenging behaviours. Our youngest son, ‘P’ (now 27) has been a constant source of baffling behaviours threatening our family’s accepted ‘norms’ for the last 27 years. The moment comes to mind when he suddenly jumped up and placed an … Continue reading Challenging Behaviours
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Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies, Pt. Two
Keeping the Sabbath In Part One of this series, Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies, the subject was law keeping. In Part Two I wish to zero in on sabbath keeping and what that means to us under the New Covenant. The Lie: “ God said the seventh (sabbath) day is to be a day of … Continue reading Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies, Pt. Two
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Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies
The Myth of Lawkeeping The Lie: “Jesus said He came to fulfil the law, therefore by His example, I must also make the Ten Commandments my standard for living a Christian life.” The Truth: “But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should … Continue reading Twisted Truth and Lethal Lies
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The Promise
The breeze toyed playfully with His hair Tugging wistfully at His robe At the tread of His sandals The earth sighed with inexpressible hope Sunlight wrapped joyfully around His frame And danced with delight on His face Waves stumbled softly one over another In gleeful contest to caress His feet Wind and storm bowed willingly … Continue reading The Promise
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Shedding the Older Brother
For the law was given through Moses....... The ageing prophet trembled as he slowly ascended the smoking mountain. He had come to love and trust the God who had first revealed Himself in the burning bush. He had also come to know Him well enough never to take their friendship for granted. He had seen … Continue reading Shedding the Older Brother
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Talitha Cumi (Little Girl Arise)
Then He took the child by the hand and said to her “Talitha, cumi”… I was between twelve and thirteen years of age when I decided to trust Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. That’s around fifty years ago now. Yes, I know, prehistory. Before smartphones, ipads, Google, microwave ovens and means … Continue reading Talitha Cumi (Little Girl Arise)
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Not for the Fainthearted
“What do you seek?” It was a loaded question and one that would dramatically change their lives….forever. Unnerved at the abruptness of the question and the penetrating stare of the Teacher, the two men did not at first know how to respond. One of them blurted out brashly “Teacher, where do you dwell?” “Come and … Continue reading Not for the Fainthearted
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Today if you hear His voice…
God’s purpose has always been to complete what He starts. In nothing is He half-hearted or uncommitted. In leading Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness His intention was always to bring them in to the Promised Land. Far too many didn’t make it. They believed He could deliver them from Egypt, but they … Continue reading Today if you hear His voice…
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Has Been’s, Wanna Be’s and Bethany
Nazareth, the Place God Left The atmosphere was electric with expectation the day Jesus returned to His home town. The whole surrounding region was alive with talk of His extraordinary powers and now He was back, in their own synagogue. Every eye followed closely as He took up the scroll to read from Isaiah. Every … Continue reading Has Been’s, Wanna Be’s and Bethany
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Destination Christ
The Bride’s journey is not a journey TO somewhere. It’s a journey INTO Someone. Her goal is communion with the Father, by means of the Spirit, through oneness with Christ the Bridegroom. Her destination is nothing less than Christ's fullness (Eph. 4:13). This is the very thing Jesus prayed for in his final hours of … Continue reading Destination Christ
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Mixing Sacred and Profane
It must have been quite a scene: men running in all directions, frightened sheep bleating, wild-eyed oxen stampeding through the crowds, money scattered on the ground and tables upended. In the middle of it all stood an angry Man wielding a self-made whip, at the same time yelling something about His Father’s house. There was … Continue reading Mixing Sacred and Profane
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The Beautiful Journey
Psalm 23 is surely among the best known, best loved of Bible passages. I would like to invite you now to take a fresh look at this well-loved psalm, possibly from a new perspective, for within it is hidden a prophetic picture of the Bride of Christ. The Psalm reveals the Bride’s beautiful journey in … Continue reading The Beautiful Journey
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The Embrace of God
The Bride now emerging from the wilderness is learning one thing above all others: what it means to lean on the Bridegroom. To “lean on” means to shift our weight entirely to something else, wholly trusting that specific ‘something else’ to hold or carry us safely and securely. We do this every time we sit … Continue reading The Embrace of God
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Come Away!
Here on the east coast of Australia Spring has made a welcome arrival. I understand that for most of the world it is now Autumn (or Fall), but we in the southern hemisphere are emerging from our long winter season into the renewal of life that Spring always brings. Spring for me has always been … Continue reading Come Away!
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Becoming Christlike? I Don’t Think So!
In Australia we often say a son or daughter is the "spitting image" of his or her mother or father. Basically it means “to see the child is to see the parent”. Remember Jesus telling Philip that if he had seen Him, he had also seen His Father (John 14:9)? Jesus is the express image … Continue reading Becoming Christlike? I Don’t Think So!
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Once Upon a Time
Once upon a time I used to think I had some answers That was before I knew the Answer had me I used to know all ten commandments That was before You showed me I didn’t even know the first one I used to think others had mapped it all out for me … Continue reading Once Upon a Time
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Trinity
Breath of the Spirit Arms of the Father Kiss of the Son Enfolded: Welcomed without condition Into this ageless community Of perfect love Wrapped tenderly, encompassed Within its three-fold Embrace Enfolded: Wholly accepted In the Beloved Lifted weightlessly Effortlessly Into an undivided atmosphere Of divine kinship Caress of the Spirit Devotion of … Continue reading Trinity
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Bride-Atude Nine: The Faithful Witnesses
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. In China we are imprisoned and tortured; in Egypt we are denied justice; in Nigeria we are regularly gunned down or burned to death; in Myanmar we are used as slaves by the military; … Continue reading Bride-Atude Nine: The Faithful Witnesses
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Bride-Atude Eight: The Light Keepers
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven... We have a habit of associating persecution only with ‘non-Christian’ countries and oppressive regimes. Especially in democratic societies we tend automatically to think that persecution belongs to a world we don’t really know. The idea that we may also … Continue reading Bride-Atude Eight: The Light Keepers
Bread for the Bride 