Bekam heute ein email, ueber das ich mich ausserordentlich gefreut habe. Ich zitiere hier etwas “Deine Geschichten fangen uebrigens spannend an, finden dann aber keine Fortsetzung. Ist das die schlaue Absicht, die Leser zu animieren, sich als Mitglieder oder aehnliches anzumelden?”
Natuerlich, das genau ist es!
Hat jemand dazu etwas weiteres zu sagen?
Sie kennen sicher McDonald’s . Wenn man ein gewisses Alter erreicht hat und dort etwas kauft, kriegt man Tea oder Kaffee umsonst. Ist das nicht etwas?
Gestern kaufte ich dort etwas und mein Auge fiel auf das Papier mit Reklame, das immer auf den Tabletten ist. Dort stand natuerlich in english WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE. Auf gut deutsch, wir haben nichts zu verschweigen. Ja, es ist gut, wenn wir nichts zu verschweigen haben. Aber die meisten von uns haben etwas zu verschweigen.
David in der Bibel hatte auch etwas zu verschweigen. Er sagt das selbst in Psalm 32 in der Bibel.
Es handelt sich um Suende.
Lesen Sie bitte Vers 3 in Psalm 32.
Und dann Vers 5 im selben Psalm.
Werde wohl demnaechst darueber ein Kurzgeschichte schreiben.
wd
It happens almost automatically that I look into the shop windows. It happened again today. The shopwindow was the window of a pharmacy. There was a poster and on the poster it said: ALL YOU NEED IS LEMSIP MAX
It carried on like this: Cold and flu with decongestant capsules.
Headaches and fever/Blocked and runny Nose/Body pains and Aches/Sore Throat/Non -drowsy
Very interesting, I thought. Where had I read that before ? All you need is….. I think it was some time ago where they are selling the New Zealand Herald. I went straight to the place here in town where they are selling the paper. But I could not find All you need is the Herald. All I read was There is a lot more to it. Whatever it may be, all you need is a catchphrase! Most of the time.
I told you a little bit more about Lemsip. But I don’t need to tell you what is written in the newspapers. You have read that probably this morning yourself or you are still going to read about it. More bad news than good news for sure. And then I remembered that I had heard that before. All you need…………….
It was in the heart of London many years ago. The house was in SE London in Upper Norwood and it happened in the house number 19 on Highland Road. I was there to brush up my english. The reason why I remember so well is probably that that was a very interesting and exciting time for me in he UK.
The Telephone booth was right at the door of the main entrance and when I passed the booth one day I heard a voice coming from the booth without eavesdropping saying All you need is Jesus. Yes , it was a Mission house and somebody rang for help.The voice in the booth I recognized as the voice of an old missionary who had been in Congo for 40 years and who had seen revival there. We need many things, but most of all we need the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour. That is really Good News!
In order to stand before God, the Father, we need the righteousness of Jesus. Otherwise we cannot stand before God and everybody will stand before God, the Father one of these days.
Many years ago in Germany, when I was a young Christian we had the Janz Team doing evangelistic outreaches all over the country and one message from Leo Janz was Saviour or Judge? Will God be your Saviour or your Judge one of these days?
Come, and believe in the Lord and escape eternal punishment.
wd
During 1980 we did more studies at the Bible College of NZ in Henderson. After that until 2005 we worked with the UMM (United Maori Mission) in Kaikohe. During that time we also had a committee organizing Training Days for BIS (Bible in Schools) Teachers mainly in Kerikeri. Amongst the Teachers we had S. Comrie from the Churches Education Commission. H. Dickie from Children’s Bible Ministries and A. Ramsbottom from Scripture Union. At Eastertime and for Christmas I ordered sometimes 3 000 special leaflets from the Bible Society to take to the different Schools. Used to teach Religious Education at Kaikohe West School, Ohaeawai, Moerewa, Rawene.
The Bible Teachers who went into the Schools had stories to tell, experiences with the children. Even at that time I thought they need to be collected and put into a book. I am now in contact with the convenors from the Churches Education Commission nationwide asking them to help collect stories for the book. But I know that this will not come off the ground without prayer. If the Lord leads you to pray for this undertaking please pray. Many thanks. wd
Most of the time I did my Bible In Schools work on the Motorbike, but it was a bigger machine.
click on picture!
Today is the shortest day.
Whangarei Sunrise 7:31 am/ Sunset: 5:17 pm
9 hours and 46 minutes sunshine
14 hours 14 minutes No sunshine
Hope I got that right?
wd
30. 06. 2007
Whangarei:
Sunrise 7.33 Sunset 5.20
Daylight: 9 hours 47 minutes // only 1 minute difference
30. 07. 2007
Sunrise 7.20 Sunset 5.38 Daylight: 10 hours and 18 minutes (32 minutes)
Praising the Lord
In Psalm 115:17 it says,” It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.”
We need to be spiritually alive in order to be able to praise the Lord. Once we have come out of darkness into light, from death into life we cannot but praise the Lord.
When we are praising the Lord, things are going to happen. Remember Paul and Silas in prison in Acts 16? They were singing hymns to the Lord. The other prisoners were listening. There was an earthquake. The prison doors flew open. Praise is the key for those who belong to the Lord. In Second Chronicles 20:22 the people began to sing and praise and the Lord set ambushes.
Long ago I read the following true story:
Two young men fell into the hands of robbers . The robbers took everything and took off leaving them only with a bit of clothing. What would you have done in a situation like that? The 2 men were actually students of the Bible visiting the old parts of Jerusalem a long time ago.
They started to sing the song “A Mighty Fortress is our God….” You may know that is a hymn by Martin Luther, the German reformer, who lived from 1483-1546.
What do you think, happened? The robbers were not too far gone and superstitious. They could not believe their ears and thought the two men were special. In their language they cried holy men holy men. We cannot do this to them. The two got everything back.
Let us also praise the Lord, especially when we don’t feel like doing so. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 is the last Psalm and the Psalm starts with “Praise the Lord” and ends with “Praise the Lord.”
And here is some homework for those who want to do it. A question: How many times do you find the word PRAISE in Psalm 150?
wd
I cannot forget the little note I read many years ago on board the good ship “Tui” in Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. It said that the diver called Mr Harper lost his life diving for treasures off the Three Kings Islands in the north of New Zealand.
Kelly Tarlton’s “Tui” is a museum of shipwrecks and treasures salvaged from shipwrecks are there displayed for tourists and anybody who wants to see them. Aboard the tall ship at Waitangi is also a cafe and restaurant called the “Wheelhouse”.
The steamer, “Elingamite” ( 2585 tons) was lost off the Three Kings Islands in November of 1902. The treasures salvaged from the “Elingamite”are also displayed there. But diver, E. J. Harper, died on January 23rd 1907, after diving for coins. He began to have “deep water pains” and after the third dive on that day he complained about chest pains and collapsed and died. He gave his life for the sake of earthly treasures. What a tragedy.
His life reminds us first of all of the brevity and uncertainty of this life. The Bible tells us plainly that ” it is appointed unto man once to die and after that judgment”. We are also reminded that earthly riches will not prepare us for eternity. Jesus himself asked the question,” What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36). The death of Mr Harper brings to mind another death- that of the Lord Jesus Christ. His death was so different. He did not die for earthly treasures that will soon pass away. He died for you and me. By his death he paid the penalty for our sins which separate us from God. By his resurrection He lives to be our Saviour.Through accepting Him into our lives we can be prepared for death and eternity.
As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ I ask myself the question, ” How am I using my life?” Am using it for His eternal purposes? Am I obedient to His commands as found in the Bible? Am I willing to pour out my life for other people? How far am I willing to dive down for eternal treasures- precious lost souls? Obeying God and allowing his love to control us may lead us to places that we find uncomfortable and where we do not want to go.
May the Lord help us to do what he wants us to do and to go where he wants us to go. Some Christians have given their lives for Him. They will be rewarded with eternal treasures in Heaven. How “deep” are we willing to go?
wd
Read this today about disappointment. Hope you are laughing about it as I did.
My friend picked up a self-help video, ” How to Handle Disappointment”. When she got it home, the box was empty.