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Pentecost and First Fruits.

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

Waking up in the middle of the night on Easter Monday I reached for my Living Bible to hopefully relax me back to sleep. Having finished the book of John and the resurrection story the night before I started to … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Passover

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

If you read the Gospel accounts of Jesus and His disciples celebrating the Passover one or two questions might come to mind. Sometimes it seems we think of Jesus in Christian terms and forget that He was also a Jew … Continue reading →

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The Sapphire Ten Commandments

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

Just recently I was watching a telecast during which the Pastor referred to the Ten Commandments being written on tablets of Sapphire. He then went on to show us a piece of blue translucent material to give an idea of … Continue reading →

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Saint Patricks Day

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

As you will all know two weeks ago the international Irish family and anyone else who wanted to join in celebrated St Patrick’s day. So, I thought that I would do a little research on the subject. Especially as I … Continue reading →

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Purim – Esther – Cyrus

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

Last week, on the 16th and 17th March, members of the Jewish community around the world celebrated Purim. This is a commemoration of the saving of the Jewish people in Persia from Haman’s plot to wipe them out in 500 … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

Back in the day, like most families, we didn’t have a lot of spare money so I was determined to do things with our girls that would make memories. At one stage I decided we would have a candlelight dinner … Continue reading →

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Misunderstood

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

When I was a child I misunderstood some of the bible stories I heard in Sunday School. Probably because I remembered the romantic and vivid parts of the story and always liked a happily-ever-after ending. One such story was Joseph … Continue reading →

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A Blessing in disguise

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

Have you ever had one of those days when everything that could go wrong does? We were running late leaving home, we were running late picking up our daughter a suburb away and finally late reaching the Knox shopping centre. … Continue reading →

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‘Wonders will never cease’

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

How many of us have found ourselves using adages from our childhood? My mother usually said wonders will never cease concerning something we had done voluntarily which she found pleasantly surprising and slightly humorous. Although there was never any awe … Continue reading →

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‘The Comedy of Errors’

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Veronica Nowell Author

My mother ofter laughed when re-telling a story of something that had happened to her saying “Oh it was a comedy of errors.” She was a great storyteller and would gesticulate with her hands splayed while she was relating her … Continue reading →

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