“When the going gets tough I go fishing!”

– seen on back of car

“THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

UNBEATABLE COVERAGE

Your essential daily reading”

I am reading that at the top of a newspaper stand at the entrance to a dairy here in Kaitaia in the north of New Zealand.

We are encouraged to read THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD daily.

Can I encourage you to read the BIBLE daily.

For me the BIBLE is essential daily reading. Why?

Because the BIBLE is the word of GOD!

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” – Matthew 24:35

Glenn Clark says, “If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.”

People, who are following the directions of the BIBLE, travel FAR and FAST.

1.  ENVIES

 First Corinthians 13:4

2.  JEALOUSIES

Romans 13:13 

3.  UNFORGIVENESS

Second Timothy 3:3

4.  SELFISHNESS

Philippians 2:3 

5.  FEARS

First John 4:18

NEW ZEALAND’S LONGEST RIVER, AT THE START OF ITS 425 – KILOMETRE JOURNEY  TO THE SEA SOUTH OF AUCKLAND.”

“Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (BTI) is  a highly regarded Christian provider of professionally approved Teacher Education and Counsellor Education programmes. Our motto here is GREAT HEARTS + MINDS.”

“PASSIONATE TEACHERS LIGHTING THE WAY” is written on the front page of the newly launched ‘FORWARD MAGAZINE’ of BETHLEHEM TERTIARY INSTITUTE.

TO THE EDUCATOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE GREAT TEACHER!

John 3:2

“When JESUS spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.” – John 8:12

The New Zealand Lotteries office is in Wellington.

Someone went there yesterday, handed over his winning ticket, and claimed his $26,598,265.

(The New Zealand Herald, Tuesday, April 3, 2012)

Jim Rohn is writing in his book SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR WEALTH AND HAPPINESS on page 68:

“If someone hands you a million dollars, you’d better hurry up and become a millionaire. A very rich man once said, ‘If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon be back in the same pockets it was before.’ IT’S HARD TO KEEP THAT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED THROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.”

GOD THE SON

1.  “……. made himself nothing,

2.  taking the very nature of a servant,

3.  being made in human likeness.

4.  And being found in appearance as man,

5.  he humbled himself and

6.   became obedient to death –

7.  even death on the cross!”

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST LOVED ME SO MUCH THAT HE DIED FOR ME ON THE CROSS.

Saint Augustine said, “THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY A PAGE.”

Not long ago I travelled 600 km to the south of Kaitaia via Auckland/NZ and read another page of the book of the world:

Lake TAUPO

The water is hot!

Lake TAUPO

Lake TAUPO

Looking on Mt Ruapehu (2 797m), Mt Ngauruhoe (2 291 m) and Mt. Tongariro (1 968m)

Lake TAUPO

Lake TAUPO

Lake TAUPO

Looking on Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Tongariro from TAUPO