Do we want to prevent a man from doing certain things which are wrong or do we want to make a man good?

That crime in our part of New Zealand seems to have gotten out of control is the news at the present time. The call is for more police to help to reduce the crime rates. Kaitaia, where I live in the north of New Zealand, is now known as the murder capital of New Zealand.

KAITAIA

D M Lloyd-Jones says, “The police force can prevent a man from doing certain things which are wrong, but no police force can make a man good.”

The question is now, “Who can make a man good?”

God, in and through the Lord Jesus Christ and His great salvation can make a man positively good.

Here is what I am learning about hospice shops.

HOSPICE SHOP

THERE ARE WORKERS WHO RECEIVE A SALARY.

Each shop has a paid manager.

THERE ARE ALSO WORKERS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS.

Volunteers know that they are helping a good cause. That is their satisfaction.

I know of course that volunteers don’t receive a salary, but I am learning that because they are volunteers they work harder than if they would receive a salary.

Hard to believe?

I am told that that is “an interesting dynamic.”

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Source: Glimpses of Te Omanga, collated by Beryl Anderson

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To our neighbours over the road, who help us with the disposal of our green waste. So much to be thankful for.

“GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD.” – Psalm 107:1

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To the people at the restaurant (KAITAIA BAKEHOUSE CAFE & ROASTS), who turn the TV on, when I arrive. We don’t have Television at home.

Kaitaia Bakehouse Cafe & Roasts

“Hi – congratulations on winning this giveaway,” said the email I received not long ago.

The giveaway:

A copy of GLIMPSES OF TE OMANGA, 100  + Hospice Stories, collated by Beryl Anderson