The Springtime of Renewal
7/8/2023
Daily there continues a Divine invitation to His presence, it is how the Chief Shepherd gathers His lambs to His heart.
Category: Stillness
The Space For Secrets
16/3/2023
'Call to Me and I will answer you and teach you great and unsearchable things.
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The Sweet influence of the Sabbath
4/2/2023
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911), converted to Jesus in 1858 through the influence of the Plymouth Brethren.
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Trusting the Stillness
22/3/2022
As I sit in my office many thoughts seem to be racing each other through my mind, none are winning! But, they all keep racing anyway.
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Label Me your 'LOVER'!
21/10/2021
And the good Lord would say to those willing to stop and to listen: Label Me as your 'lover'. I AM the ONLY righteous lover to mankind.
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6 Verses & 1 Blessing for a Busy Life
13/5/2021
To do two things at once is to do neither.
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The Battle for Life
7/6/2020
It is as if the Father and the Son already knew, this theme is persistent in both Testaments: Be STILL before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
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5 Requirements of Successful Waiting#
11/2/2020
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
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Lovers Love to be Alone
23/7/2019
'We are still prone to value or affirm a kind of heroic exhaustion as being what God wants. Even today you hear people preaching in this kind of way.
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Dwelling in Fine Pastures
20/7/2019
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
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The Drift of the Hour
2/7/2019
There are people who talk about God, and there are people who know God. ~ Richard Rohr Spiritual ambition does not wed the yearnings of a carnal soul.
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Intimacy Gained
16/5/2019
Intimacy and busyness are rarely wed, they are unnatural partners. The following tale has often been repeated: .
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When the enemy is too powerful ~ B
7/2/2019
Faith is not the result of striving, it is the result of surrender.
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When the enemy is too powerful ~ A
6/2/2019
Ten naysayers reported of the promised land: 'There we saw the giants. ' (paraphrase Numbers 13:33) We cannot tell what loss and sorrow and trial are doing.
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Punching the Pillow
19/8/2018
Around AD 95 on rugged volcanic terrain in the Greek Mediterranean a banished apostle John sat with his God. His island of exile was Patmos. He wrote Revelation.
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Satan's Most Masterful Stroke Against Christians?
9/5/2018
Is Christianity stumbling, nay falling to senseless men? Has it become subject to those without spiritual reason? Is the contemporary Christian casual, or are they casualties? We Christians have: the richest of faiths,the storehouses...
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The Making of the Soul
2/12/2017
What craziness has caught us, what malaise has fallen upon us, that our individual prayer as much as our praying together could fall for such a bold deception: that our words...
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'The Silence of the Lambs'#
23/7/2017
"For over a year now and for some time before this, God spoke to me very clearly about the stillness and silence. And the secret place.
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Under New Management
17/7/2017
Aiden Wilson Tozer was a larger than life twentieth century prophet, who wore the mantle and knew the sackcloth and ashes.
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Core Strength Repair
22/6/2017
My core strength is revived when I learn much of Jesus. My restorations are in Him.
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Recapturing the Dawn of Time
7/6/2017
God's hand formed Adam from dust. God wrapped Adam in His palms as any father does, and nursed him on His breast so close to His heart.
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4 Benefits of Devotion
4/5/2017
Devotion places me within the house of praise, it is my temple to God. There I find blessing for my heart and spirit.
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8 Ways to Flee Chasing the Wind
2/5/2017
Stillness is sweet to the soul and a necessary duty to the body. It is the divine prescription for both knowledge and refreshment.
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9 Shelters of Wisdom
1/5/2017
When I pause my body I also still my soul. It is then my soul reaches a safe shelter, and I can set my mind to dwell above.
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In The Stillness#
22/2/2017
Recently I had a very brief exchange with a lady who wanted a Word from God.
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The Fruit of the Cave
16/11/2016
Caves and tombs are synonymous, for these are places of the dead. The cave is God’s appointed, waiting room.
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The Journey to Spiritual Conquest
13/11/2016
Spiritual momentum is the gaining of a new craft to most men.
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5 Tips to Service the Soul
9/11/2016
Decay is both the world's enemy and its fabric. Fundamental to life is maintenance lest downfall arrive. Life's upkeep is attended to for peace, or neglected at peril.
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The Drift of Hearts
8/11/2016
Whoever truly captures your heart today will own all your tomorrows. It is my heart's devotion or its absence today that will impact my present and steer my future.
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The Profit of Meditation
3/11/2016
Life is completely occupied. Western man daily roams stupefied to distraction by the persistent bombardment of living - we seldom take the opportunity to be and omit to do.
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The Profit of Solitude
17/10/2016
Hermits choose the home of aloneness. Solitude has become their close friend.
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By The Stream of Solitude
16/10/2016
Flowing into each life arrives the season to sit in new streams. To seek solitude is one such stream. Solitude is not for the faint-hearted.
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Jesus' Top 3 Super Foods
13/10/2016
Jesus repeatedly dined on sweet super food. This diet was good for Jesus, so it must too be for me.
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The Pilgrimage of the Heart
6/9/2016
A human heart is set to travel, adventure stirs the soul. My heart is set on a pilgrimage, my eyes are fixed to Zion.
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Waiting for God to Move?
16/8/2016
The Lord is not slow as He measures His promises. Most men measure differently.
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Exploring Solitude#
7/7/2016
The thought of striking a paddle upstream against the tide of crowds is daunting at the least when it is far easier to be connected 24/7.
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Solitude & Me#
6/7/2016
As with our Lord and St. Benedict, I too require solitude's fields of refreshment. In solitude I discover more of Jesus. He then disarms me with love.
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St Benedict did Solitude#
5/7/2016
Saint Benedict (c480-550) was not always a human saint. Born as Roman nobility, he would abandon his normal studies around the turn of the sixth century.
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Jesus did Solitude#
4/7/2016
Did Jesus ever make a mistake? His brief season upon planet earth was punctuated in silence, devotion and prayerful solitude. A model we all would do well to heed.
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Alone & In Love
15/4/2016
Lovers do not care to share their lover. The heart in love yearns to give to, and share their lover's full attention.
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The Elijah Enigma
10/4/2016
If ever there is an archetypal prophet, an enigma to the common mind, a man given to a roller-coaster faith - it must be Elijah.
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Hooked On Heaven
1/2/2016
Deliberately favored are those the Lord draws into His presence, for they understand the pleasures and work of this earth are mere phantoms, thieves of time.
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The Conflict Between the Educated Church & Jesus
31/1/2016
I fear the doctrine of the church, I disdain the missal and I abhor the ill-judged compromises of ecumenism; for where is the yearning of the soul if it is...
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The Purity of Solitude
1/11/2015
A human spirit encompassed by silence, a soul released from today and a body absent of distress always gains health with solitude.
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SURRENDER ~ Heaven's 5 Boarding Passes - E#
6/10/2015
The best thing about this stillness is that it gives God a chance to work.
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RENEWAL ~ Heaven's 5 1st Class Boarding Passes - D#
5/10/2015
Then came the conflict of thoughts for the morrow, with its duties and cares. But God said: “Be still.
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ALIENATION ~ Heaven's 5 1st Class Boarding Passes - C#
1/10/2015
Life's battles daily begin with the wrestle to broach the quiet joy of God's presence.
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LONGING ~ Heaven's 5 1st Class Boarding Passes - B#
30/9/2015
To be still, to seek God requires a catalyst.
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BONDING ~ Heaven's 5 1st Class Boarding Passes ~ A#
29/9/2015
"The only thing that scares us is stillness". ~ Anon It was “a still small voice” or the sound of a gentle stillness.
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Heaven's 1st Class Boarding Passes ~ Introduction
28/9/2015
Each man's heart knows largely unseen depths; ravines with dark caverns and recesses rarely (if ever) that see the light of day.
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HIGHER GROUND#
27/9/2015
There is a secret to spiritual survival in an erupting world; it is for all who would steadfastly confess the Christ.
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Flying with the Eagles#
3/8/2015
Then came the conflict of thoughts for the morrow, with its duties and cares, But God said, 'Be Still'.
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Sweet Stillness
2/8/2015
Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843-1919) is silent within Christendom today, but this has not always been his way.
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How to Unplug Life
26/7/2015
Plugs manage every moment of every day. Black, white, regular and irregular shaped plastic appendages are poked into walls, sockets and all power sources.
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Valuing Simplicity
6/7/2015
The forgiveness of sins is the unbinding of the soul, and the uncluttering of the mind.
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Spiritual Ambition - B ~ The Drift of the Hour
22/6/2015
Spiritual ambition does not wed any yearnings of the carnal soul. It is a humble aspirant and singular purpose that brooks no competitors, nary one at all.
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Spiritual Ambition - A ~ The Mortar of Simplicity
21/6/2015
The descent of self is father to the child of spiritual ambition. Spiritual ambition is a man's magnet to divine grace. But he gives us more grace.
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Loving What Is Better
9/3/2015
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of...
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The Seeking of God
17/2/2015
The ancient Greek myth of Narcissus has long been a healthy lesson to the self-absorbed.
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Slow-Motion Devotion
9/2/2015
Your eyes gaze upwards, filling with tears that refuse to be restrained. It is very dark, not cold, but oh so dark. It shouldn't be, it is only mid-afternoon.
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One Spiritual Success Secret!
3/11/2014
Soul Snack 210/14 . . . Mankind is skilled at seeking spiritual success in all the wrong places. Christians have learned spiritual success is first doing and not being.
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A 2nd Premium Apostolic Tip
3/9/2014
Soul Snack 169/14 . . . What would you do for Jesus if you met Him face to face? Jesus and His premium apostles are atop a high mountain.
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Melting My Heart!
1/9/2014
Soul Snack 167/14 . . . The most precious time upon earth is dwelling in God's presence; it is a mere morsel of eternity.
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Configuring My Day
28/7/2014
Soul Snack 142/14 . . . The most valuable earthly activity is the pursuit of God's presence. The most precious time upon earth is stopping in God's presence.
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Reconstructing the Evangelical Soul
4/5/2014
Soul Snack 83/14 . . . A fresh mission draws, WAIT no - it lures me from evangelical rectitude and shades me under the Tree of Life.
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Souvenirs of Solitude ~ Devotion's Harvest
28/4/2014
Soul Snack 79/14 . . . Life's treasures are never found by the strivings of the body, only the strivings in the soul.
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The Classroom of the Soul
16/3/2014
Soul Snack 52/14 . . . The student's vacant gaze hinted that all was not well.
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The End of the Matter ~ B
4/3/2014
Soul Snack 44/14 . . . CONCLUDING the 5 PILLARS of DEVOTION ~ Part B Education in tertiary institutions is a universe all of its own.
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The End of the Matter ~ A
3/3/2014
Soul Snack 43/14 . . . CONCLUDING the 5 PILLARS of DEVOTION ~ Part A Love by its nature seeks union.
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Pillar 5 ~ Separation
2/3/2014
Soul Snack 42/14 . . . Separation and holiness are two sides of the same coin. Separation is the foundation, the first vertical pier of solitude.
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The 5 PILLARS of DEVOTION
24/2/2014
Soul Snack 37/14 ~ An Introduction . . . Love by its nature seeks union.
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Scribbling Words in the Sand
21/1/2014
Soul Snack 15/14 . . . There are five pillars to personal devotions: Stillness Secrecy Separation Silence and Solitude.
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Build Tomorrow from Rest
20/1/2014
Soul Snack 14/14 . . . I have found life can be captured in spiritual seasons.
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Morning Sickness
10/11/2013
Soul Snack 215/13 . . . Morning Sickness Mornings are important to God. Jesus held the habit of rising before sunrise.
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The Devil is in the Detail
19/8/2013
Soul Snack 159/13 . . . The Devil is in the Detail The only original thought to ever penetrate satan's mind was to sin.
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The Secret Place ~ A
26/5/2013
Soul Snack 98/13 . . . The Secret Place ~ A God rescued the Israelites from Egypt. He accompanied them to the Sinai desert.
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Stopping Scholarship
26/3/2013
Soul Snack 182/13 . . . Stopping ScholarshipA wisp of divine breath passes over each and every soul - it whispers there is more.
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The Bedroom of the Soul
4/12/2011
Soul Snack 212/11 . . . The Bedroom of the Soul. Ii is my guess that you have seen a teenager's dishevelled bedroom once or twice. Hmm . .
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Fuelishness
15/11/2011
Soul Snack 199/11 . . . 'Fuelishness' Into the middle of daily routine and the muddle of mixed-up feelings a small voice attempts to softly whisper.
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The Highway of Time
22/6/2011
Soul Snack 99/11. . . The Highway of Time The acquiring of more time ihas acquired plague proportions within western Christianity.
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The Shadow of Great Worth
10/3/2011
Soul Snack 32/11 . . . The Shadow of Great Worth A shadow is simply the shade an object gives when the sun is behind it.
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Lounge Room of the Lord
2/3/2011
Soul Snack 26/11 . . . The Lord's Lounge Room Sit today with the Saviour of your soul. Sit today with the giver of your life.
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A Sister's Stoush
26/8/2010
Soul Snack 143/10 . . . A Sister's Stoush In a wanton abandon she neglected the duties of life and sat at His feet.
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God's garden
23/6/2010
Soul Snack 98/10 . . . God's garden Bees buzzed, birds whistled and the world hummed. The sun shone, the leaves glistened and the breeze caressed.
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Searching for Stillness
10/5/2010
Soul Snack 114/11 . . . Searching for stillness A soul-lifting sunrise speaks of calm. The post-dawn chirping of bright little beaks promises well-being.
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Memory Lane
29/4/2010
Soul Snack 61/10 . . . Memory Lane Sealed in pure white, this dazzling female figure stretched aimlessly across the table to an absent engagement.
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Famine or feast!
17/2/2010
Soul Snack 14/10 . . . Famine or feast! Starvation is to be avoided. The World Health Organistaion (W. H. O.
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Alone with Jesus - B
30/9/2009
Soul Snack 9/169 . . . Alone with Jesus - B A horde of the hungry sat amongst the dust and the wildflowers.
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Alone with Jesus - A
29/9/2009
Soul Snack 9/168 . . . Alone with Jesus - A Deliverance, healings and preaching had wearied these dishevelled disciples.
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Drinking the Divine
26/3/2009
Soul Snack S4 . . . Drinking the Divine Tinged in the green of good health, she knelt. Silence lightly cascaded over every sinew of her soul.
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Soul Space
26/5/2008
Soul Snack 8/79 . . . "Soul Space" The air cool and fresh, the mood quiet and still.
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Escape to God
22/4/2008
Soul Snack 8/56 . . . Escape to God. An elderly Moses and an eternal God meet yet again. The long-suffering Moses approaches an even longer-suffering God.
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Thirsty Souls
28/2/2008
SOUL SNACK 8/20 . . . THIRSTY SOULS As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you O God.
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The Root of Greatness - B
20/2/2008
Soul Snack 8/14 . . . The Root of Greatness - B '. . . they were all amazed at the greatness of God.
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Pilgrim's Progress
12/2/2008
Soul Snack 8/8 . . . Pilgrim's Progress "Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
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The Mistaken Pilgrimage
7/2/2008
Soul Snack 86/12 . . . The Mistaken Pilgrimage After escaping Egypt the Israelites enjoyed abundant daily food from heaven. They wore sandals that refused to wear out.