Four Minute Devotions

This week begins a new series for 4-minute devotions: occasional book reviews. As soon as any of us walk into this territory, we are immediately on…

After the Israelites had completed their nearly 40-year wandering of the desert, prior to entering the promised Land, Moses took it upon himself to remind…

Austrian author and journalist, Karl Kraus once said, “The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable”. From an early age, many of…

I’m not big on the idea of dying. I was thinking about this the other day. I even found myself trying to imagine what it…

People have swallowed the weirdest things. We all expect young children to put small objects in their mouths (and we try to stop them, of…

“The time for ritual cleansing had passed; the time for celebration had begun” Philip Yancey, The Jesus I never knew When we read John’s account…

Luke 22: 19 says that Jesus “took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for…

Years ago, my wife and I were given two kittens. They were quite adorable. Being so young, they were kept in the house, so when…

I nearly killed somebody when I first came to Australia (accidentally!) As I typical tourist, I had bought a boomerang and I was keen to…

I’m not very good at winding down. Something in my head tells me I should work hard every day, do long hours, not be a…