No matter what a person has done, do not hold them in their past. Perhaps use occasional lessons from their past to encourage them into their future…but don’t dwell, focus too much on where they have been.

Great parable to start the New Year with. We all have talents, those talents can be so incredibly varied. Regardless of what the talent is, it has been given to us to use. It could be gifting, abilities,

Here's a life lesson I have recently learnt, no the challenge, is to apply it... Try not to argue, instead analyze, evaluate and discuss different views as a way of exploring what is really true. Different

We have 9 grand children, and because we spend so much time overseas we have not had a lot of time with our own grand children. This time in Australia, it's actually all about getting time with them. We

Ephesian 4:17-24 in the Amplified Bible is absolutely amazing. As with any decent size passage in the Amplified, you cannot just read it, you have to take your time and consider it, looking at the definitions

While it was not easy to understand, with still so many things that I do not know, I am glad I took the plunge. As so many people watch and criticise (many with opinions based on no real knowledge/experience)

Re-reading an awesome book. Ray Dailo, PRINCIPLES. Here's a great "LIFE TIP". Don't pretend to know everything when we don't, instead learn to deal honestly with what we DO NOT KNOW. As Christians

I am having some crazy insights into myself, which is sad, sobering and exciting all at the same time. Basically I am realising how much and how often I have resisted personal change, which has slowed

Couple fo great photos of the "Pink Lake" in Victoria. Enjoying being a tourist in our own country. The air is so fresh, crisp and clean, almost no rubbish.

Lovely time being tourists in our own country. Couple of nice photos of the Geelong bayside area.

To those who have started following my posts, "Thank you and have an absolutely awesome Christmas".

This is actually a photo of the clouds caught in the reflection of water. There are always other angles to view things from. Over the last few years I have realised that I have been very "one eyed"

Luke 11:40 You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Living life without reflection, will probably lead to living a life that is not as “full of results” as it could be. Stop, Think,

This is me, Mark, and my wife Christine. I am still some one trying to work out what Steemit is all about and how to use it...but other than that, we are just two very normal Aussies, who for the last

“Losing” doesn’t mean “losing”. The real meaning of the word is that you get another chance to try again. You never fail until you stop trying. Understand loosing and we will enjoy it more, or at least

In 2008 I had my first Christmas in the slum and the most memorable Christmas experience ever. Last night was christmas eve in Australia, but the traditional Philipino Christmas is celebrate at 12 midnight

Hi there to all. The other day I got to take 3 visitors from Australia to the “New Smokey Mountain” site. Smokey mountain was the name given to a huge rubbish dump here in Manila many years ago now. The

Christine was out and about in our slum world when a mother comes hurrying up to her dragging a little girl, who is screaming and crying. The girl is her daughter and she has literally just recieved a

Here are three photos taken recently in Baseco, there are no words, but they speak volumes… One of a little girl, with her face all screwed up as she takes worshiping Jesus really seriouly… Another one