“Get debt under control,” is the column in our local paper, The Northland Age, September 1, 2016, called.
“The general principle is to repay as much as you can as often as you can,” begins one of the paragraphs.

The Bible says in Romans 13:8 ;

“LET NO DEBT REMAIN OUTSTANDING, EXCEPT THE CONTINUING DEBT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, FOR HE WHO LOVES HIS FELLOWMAN HAS FULFILLED THE LAW.”

I am also reminded that it says in Jeremiah 8:9,

“Since they have rejected the word if the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have?”

Compass

“WHERE IS THE MARINER WITHOUT HIS COMPASS?

AND WHERE WOULD THE CHRISTIAN BE WITHOUT THE BIBLE?” – C H Spurgeon

BIBLE

A beautiful flower

“Koia ano te aroha o te Atua ki te ao, homai ana e ia tana Tama kotahi, kia kahore ai e ngaro te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu.” – Hoani 3:16

THE CROSS

“Gelobet

Psalm 144:1,2

Einleitung:

sei der Herr,

1. mein Hort, …
2. meine Guete und
3. meine Burg,
4. mein Schutz und
5. mein Erretter,
6. mein Schild,

Ende:

auf den ich traue.”

In a kids’ magazine children are encouraged to tell about their favourite book of all time. They are also encouraged to tell about the book they are currently reading.

That reminds me of the books beside my chair I am currently reading.

LASS DEIN HEIL UNS SCHAUEN

It’s a devotional treasury in German, written by a youth pastor I have met personally, while living in Bottrop in Germany. He had his work in Essen, not far from Bottrop. But that was long ago.

I DARED TO CALL HIM FATHER

The book is written by Bilquis Sheikh. I found a copy of the book at the place where we were staying in Auckland not long ago and started reading the book there. I am reading now the copy we have in our own library. It is “The miraculous story of a Muslim woman with God.”

GOD’S ULTIMATE PURPOSE

An exposition of Ephesians one by D M Lloyd-Jones. What a teacher of the Word of God. I heard him preaching many years ago in London. I used to stay at the Headquarters of a Missionary Society and a candidate took me to hear him at Westminster Chapel, London.

UNTER GEIERN

It is one of the many books by Karl May in German. He is one of the best storytellers I know, and I doubt that he ever enrolled in a course for writers.

But there is still one more book I am currently reading and that is my favourite book of all time, the BIBLE!

My favourite book of all time, the BIBLE!

“DOUBTLESS GOD COULD HAVE PROVIDED US WITH BETTER FUN THAN HARD WORK, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS. TO BE BORN POOR IS PROBABLY THE NEXT BEST THING.” –  Delightful observation by Sir J. M. Barrie

“DOCTRINE ALONE – YOU SLOW UP

HOLY SPIRIT ALONE – YOU BLOW UP

WITH BOTH YOU WILL GROW UP.”