Tag archive: Friends
Poker Face
People try to maintain a poker face – keeping a straight face so that no one can see what they are thinking or feeling. Acts 14:8-20 Reference: He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed (Acts 14:9 NIV) Explore: The other day…
From Bullying To Best Friends
He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. Mark 14:32-42 Reference: When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. (Mark 14:40 TNIV Bible) Explore: When I read this passage of Jesus in his time of trial, I…
Renovation Guests
We are currently undergoing renovations on our house. But things have been very slow moving. In fact, nothing happened for over six weeks. This may not seem like much to you but that’s living-in-a-half-finished-house-with-no-end-in-sight for six weeks! I recently met a new family at church and invited them over for dinner. I gave them our…
A Country Mile
An old friend of mine, who still lives in country Victoria, was running a fundraiser. She was selling fudge to raise money for Down Syndrome Victoria. I was keen to support but my friend lived nearly three hours away. When I was chatting to her she mentioned she was coming to Melbourne and could drop…
Your Life In 5 Minutes
Last week I attended a funeral of a friend’s father. I had never met the man but went to show support for my friend. The service was lovely and held together great respect for the late gentleman as well as adding some of his humour and love as well. It’s always interesting listening to the eulogy….