The Battle for “Shema”
“Our greatest desire is for you to hear the voice of your Father!” We make this statement to every group that comes to Oceans Retreat Center, as one just arrived from the US, fresh off a long exhausting flight. We gather into the family room, challenge them to disconnect from their phones and all other […]
The Securest Seat!
We’re pretty sure we saw a Chinese submarine lurking off our shores the other day as South Africa, Russia, and China have been doing military drills together over the last month. At the same time we have a radical political party which has called for a national strike to shut down the country in protest […]
Praise at the Paint Store!
The Oceans Retreat Centre building is rather thirsty for paint so we’ve gotten to know the manager, Deb at the paint store, rather well. “Pastor Tim how are things today?” smiled Deb. My response was “Hectic!” A good South African term which means busy or out of control. Deb could see I wasn’t feeling very […]
The Forming Wave of Revival
Watching in wonder, massive waves began to form as surfers flooded the secluded beach not far from where we live. We had just attended a funeral of a precious saint, and needed some soul time, the impromptu drive resulted in watching surfers pounded while paddling to their sweet spot to catch the perfect wave. […]
“I Resented God”
The heart of the Father is expressed beautifully by this blog written by Siete Hicks. Be blessed as you hear Abba’s voice of healing love through it. Almost three years ago today I wrote a post talking about how I was fatherless by choice. The post ended with me asking God to give me the […]
The Only One Not Seen!
Who was the only one in human history that was not seen? This past Sunday morning I asked this to a perplexed looking bunch during a church service. You could tell minds were zipping through stories in Scripture seeking to find the answer. Finally, a middle school young man from Holland Christian in Michigan, […]
