Reflections and Musings

  • The Teaching Juggle – it’s real.

    The Teaching Juggle – it’s real.

    Sitting here next to the fire, with my cat, blanket and slippers, sipping tea, I reflect on my day, the start to our school term, and our crazy 2020 so far. Our schools, churches, sports grounds, libraries, pools, supermarkets, malls and businesses are basically back to normal, post Covid-19 lockdown We are still under Level… Read more

  • The Upper Room Experience

    The Upper Room Experience

    The gospels tell us how Jesus prepared a passover meal for his close followers, just prior to his arrest and crucifixion. It was the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the day that the Passover Lamb was traditionally sacrificed. The accounts are found in all four gospels – Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke… Read more

  • Jericho walls are down!

    Jericho walls are down!

    We had spent a day visiting Masada, Qumran and floating in the Dead Sea, and were now on our journey back to Jerusalem. On our way back, we drove through modern day Jericho which is about 25km North-East of Jerusalem. There have been many theories and opinions about Jericho, and a lot of speculation around… Read more

  • Floating around – The Dead Sea

    Floating around – The Dead Sea

    One thing ticked off my bucket list…floating in the Dead Sea! As I write this, it is almost a year to the day that we visited the Dead Sea. It was one of the hottest days we had been in during our trip – over 40 degress from memory. And for a Christchurch girl, used… Read more

  • Qumran – The Dead Sea Scrolls

    Qumran – The Dead Sea Scrolls

    Qumran is another hot, dry and desolate area that we visited, west of the Dead Sea, in Israel. It is in these mountains that David hid while fleeing from Saul, and Jesus is tempted by Satan. This is also where the caves of the Dead Sea scrolls were found between 1946-1956. In 11 known caves,… Read more

  • Reality of Jesus – sometimes we don’t get it.

    Reality of Jesus – sometimes we don’t get it.

    The disciples were an unusual bunch of people that followed Jesus. When I read the gospels, I am surprised every time about how they just didn’t get it. They didn’t get how Jesus was fulfilling the prophecy of the Old Testament, that he was the Messiah. They didn’t get how the countless miracles of Jesus… Read more