Another day with Jesus

            Just when she reached the end of her resources...    What is it about Jesus that demands your attention?               How does he inspire you? When he lived in Galilee two thousand years ago, he attracted enormous crowds, who followed him everywhere he went. Throughout every generation, he has drawn followers. What sets him apart from everyone else? His love and compassion are exceptional. The most desperate or humble the person may approach him and expect to receive his love and compassion.   But he gives more than sympathy. He heals, restores minds and bodies, and by his example, reveals the character of his Father in a new light.   While Jesus lived on earth, how did he heal?   He performed miracles. How? While it’s impossible to know how he did them, it’s more important to realize he is God who can restore the people he created because his intelligence and power outs...

   The Women at the Cross At noon, an intense darkness enveloped Jerusalem. The local authorities had crucified Jesus beside two thieves and inscribed above his head. ‘Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.’                        Jesus’ fate was sealed.    Or was it?   In the months before the crucifixion, a band of faithful women had followed the Master through Galilee, caring for his needs while he preached, healed, and raised the dead to life. Now, he hung on a rough Roman cross between two thieves and these perplexed, broken women stood at a distance watching their beloved Jesus die.   How could Mary, his mother, tear herself away? Helpless and overwhelmed, her son’s agony bound her to his pain. She had cradled him, a tiny babe in her arms, after his circumcision. Was this the meaning of Simeon’s prophecy?   ‘This child will cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has bee...

  THE CAPTIVE AND THE COMMANDER     We’d walked to the hospital to visit our daughter-in-law and meet our newborn grandson for the first time. After navigating our way to the maternity ward, the staff admitted us behind locked doors, and we entered the safe environment. My daughter-in-law held out her newly born son, and I cradled him in my arms. He opened his eyes and stared at me, my ‘Nanna’ voice strange to his tiny ears. I marveled at his long fingers and ten toes, perfectly formed in his mother’s womb. He whimpered. I cuddled him close, and he settled, but I suspected he was hungry. After a feed, he fell asleep in his grandpa’s arms. Our vulnerable newborn grandson trusted us and everyone around him to keep him safe. The maternity ward was his haven in a big, wide world, where he could begin his life journey.     An Israeli girl lived in Southern Syria. Wrenched from her family and her country, she was a slave of Naaman, the commander of the king of...

              Lydia    was a seller of purple from Thyatira in Macedonia, the trade centre for beautiful cloth. The elite of the ancient world prized this fabric because of its expensive dye, secreted from hundreds of sea snails. As you may imagine, the time-consuming process was expensive, and the locals associated Tyrian purple with power and wealth. Today, purple is the color of kings and coronations.     One Sabbath, a group of women gathered on the plain by the river outside Philippi, where Mount Pangaeus rose to the town’s west. Lydia, a Jewess, and several women, met there to worship God. Paul, the apostle, and his missionary team had arrived in Philippi, and they also sought a restful location where they could pray. They discovered Lydia and her friends by the river.          This occasion reminds me of when I stood on a cliff as the sun rose over South Australia’s En...

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                     Moments to share with Jesus         Hello everyone, The release of Castles in His Heart is only days away! Thank you for your support and prayers. I'm waiting for Amazon to review the book, but  as soon as this happens you'll be able to purchase your copy. The Kindle upload will follow the release. I hope to post the link by next week.  To whet you appetite, here is a preview: Castles in His Heart  Heir to a Scottish earldom? Indeed, but does Sandy respect his heritage or his mother’s faith? In a word, no. He leaves them in favor of Cameron’s lure of fast cars and women, splendid dreams which beckon his heart. Enter the striking 1920s American flapper, Dolores Stonehardt. Together, they survive the Depression and the Wall Street Crash and build the most successful car dealership in Birmingham. Will their business survive the Second World War? Will Sandy ever reconcile with his ...

                                      Welcome  to Moments to Share with Jesus                                                                  2024                Have you found hope to inspire you for the New Year? Is your calendar already filling with a myriad of activities and projects? And does this excite you? While no one's life is perfect, I hope you discover joy in minor triumphs which lead to larger achievements. God's gracious provisions give us peace of mind, but his greatest gifts are love, life and hope. If we focus on these, and apply them as Jesus teaches, they will chase away  anxiety and despair.  For I know the plans  I have for you,” declares the...