I thought I’d start a series outlining some of my all time favourite novels. There are so many and to do any justice to the series, I need to create separate categories. I thought I’d start with the classics. Generally, the purists will classify these as literary fiction. This is a term I prefer not […]
I love the Gabriel Allon series. And this one sure doesn’t disappoint. As other reviewers have stated, Daniel Silva has used the same formula with the other books in the series. This is now my third so I’m not tired of it. I thoroughly enjoy Gabriel’s character, however, wish we’d see some development in Chiara, […]
A beautiful story of forgiveness and reconciliation This novel was a delightful surprise. Mike demonstrated he can move beyond the suspenseful thriller to crafting a heart-warming contemporary story. Mike took me on an emotional roller coaster. I could identify with each of the key characters, feeling their pain and heart ache as well as their […]
I’ve been reflecting on thankfulness this week. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia, however, it has been hard to ignore with all the messages on social media. I wish we did celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s very powerful to stop, be still for a few moments, at least, and reflect on what we are thankful for. In […]
We come to the final element of our study on “Walking as Jesus Walked.” It is perhaps the one element that actually surprised me as to its significance. However, once I worked through Dann Spader’s book, it was plainly evident it’s criticality to Jesus’ life and ministry. This final element is my weakest one in practice, […]
So we’re now at the fifth element of the Holy Spirit POWER acronym : Exalting the Father. According to the “Free Dictionary” on the web, to exalt means: – To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate. – To glorify, praise, or honour. – To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten. Jesus lived a […]
We continue our series on “Walking as Jesus Walked”. What I see from my limited study (at present) of Jesus walk was that He fed on the Word. He was the fulfilment of it. So He needed to know what He was going to fulfil, so He knew the Word. “Do not think that I […]
Earlier in the week I had one of those challenging conversations with a good friend where we both said things that were hard to hear. We both left the conversation a little in certain about where we stood and also where our friendship stood. I’ve spent a lot of time this week ruminating on the […]
It’s been too long since my last post and for that I apologise. Let’s quickly re-cap where we are. A few weeks ago I raised the notion of loving and trusting God with our “all” as the Bible repeatedly exhorts. How do we do that, I asked? Follow the one who came as our example: […]
There’s so much to love about this novel. I found Dineen’s debut novel really hard to put down. It moved along at great pace plus a series of well managed conflicts (yes, there a few) made me want to get to the next page quickly. The main storyline is powerful and compelling. And then Dineen […]
