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Since I came to Australia a couple of years ago, there is one word, associated with an Australian actor, which has been shouted at me more than any other. Mel Gibson’s portrayal of the Scottish hero, William Wallace, is summed up by his crying in [...]

1 Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to You. 2 Do not hide Your face from me when I am in distress. Turn Your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. ~ Psalm 102:1-2 I love the title of [...]

3 I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it. 4 The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil. [...]

1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep [...]

“The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; He sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.” ~ Psalm 99:1 It’s revealing how often the Psalmist reminds us that God reigns. That’s because we are inclined to forget. And we are inclined to forget because [...]

It was an amazing backdrop. As we sat and watched La Traviata, in the background of the beautifully laid-out set was the Sydney Opera house and the Harbour Bridge. This is the tourist image of Australia. As a ‘foreigner’, it’s the kind of thing that [...]

7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. [...]

10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for He guards the lives of His faithful one and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the LORD, [...]

The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice. ~ Psalm 97:1 It is good for us to remember that there is only one ultimate ruler. The Lord reigns! All over the world. Whether people acknowledge or accept His rule -- [...]

9 Worship the LORD in the splendour of His holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity. ~ Psalm 96:9-10 “God wants [...]

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all [...]

11 The LORD knows all human plans; He knows that they are futile. 12 Blessed is the one You discipline, LORD, the one You teach from Your law; 13 You grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. [...]

Your statutes, LORD, stand firm; Holiness adorns Your house for endless days. ~ Psalm 93:5 The world is constantly changing. It seems unstable and insecure. But as Jesus said -- heaven and earth will pass away, but His words will never pass away. It is [...]

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and [...]

  “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in Whom I trust.'” ~ Psalm 91 Psalm 91 is my favourite [...]

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” ~ Psalm 90 One of the strange things about Covid19 is that it seems to have awakened many of our fellow citizens to the fact that we are mortal. When you [...]

To the Lord: But You have rejected, You have spurned, You have been very angry with Your anointed one. You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust. ~ Psalm 89:38-39 This is a lengthy Psalm which wrestles [...]

Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? by Kurt Mahlburg – 8/10 This book was given to me by a friend, and I have to say that at first I did not expect much — yet another book about the decline of the West [...]

You have taken from me friend and neighbour -- Darkness is my closest friend. ~ Psalm 88 This is such a despairing psalm. It seems almost without hope. Yet it begins with an acknowledgement of the God Who saves. It is a song that reminds [...]

6 The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” 7 As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.” ~ Psalm 87 Psalm 87 appears to be a song about places that are [...]