Kristina Trott
What a butcherbird taught me
I was living in the countryside and was hanging the washing out. (You can appreciate that with six active kids that was a regular...
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Kristina Trott
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Pruning the twisted tree
The ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao-Tze wrote that, “The twisted tree lives its life while the straight tree ends up in planks”. I’ve...
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Kristina Trott
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Leading people to Jesus
Billy Graham spent his lifetime telling people about Jesus yet he felt that his preaching could’ve emphasised more about the cross and...
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Kristina Trott
Jul 14, 20232 min read
Speaking graciously
”Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive...
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Kristina Trott
Jul 8, 20232 min read
I make all things new
In the 2004 movie, The Passion”, Jesus was on His way to Golgotha to be crucified, and He turned to comfort His mother and said, “I make...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 27, 20232 min read
God blesses the ungrateful and lazy and I’m glad!
Lazy people are not successful people. Our students who don’t work to produce good assessments are sent away with no certificates or...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 24, 20232 min read
Lifesavers, dangerous water and Jesus
My husband and his brother, trained as lifesavers at Muriwai, a rugged black sand beach on Auckland’s wild west coast and one of the...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Children and their angels
See that you do not despise or think less of one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven [are in the presence...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 17, 20232 min read
What does it mean that the pure in heart will see God?
”Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt. 5:8). Here’s another verse I’ve frequently read and always understood to...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 10, 20232 min read
An amazing lesson God taught me about hearing His voice
16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” 17So then faith comes by hearing, and...
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Kristina Trott
Jun 5, 20232 min read
What love is this?
Yesterday we went to a concert where the Australian composer, Prof. Matthew Hinson, introduced us to some of his recently composed pieces...
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Kristina Trott
May 25, 20232 min read
Burning buildings and God’s faithfulness
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the...
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Kristina Trott
May 23, 20232 min read
Have you got unresolved grief?
55 But I called on your name, Lord, from deep within the pit. 56 You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading! Hear my cry for...
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Kristina Trott
May 16, 20232 min read
Come back to the raw
“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand,...
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Kristina Trott
May 14, 20233 min read
Mothers Day and being adopted
It's Mother's Day and fittingly we look at these incredible words penned 2 thousand years ago that we were adopted as sons into the...
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Kristina Trott
May 4, 20233 min read
A raw love
Yesterday I wrote about visualising the presence of Jesus as you pursue hearing the voice of God and communing with Him. I wrote about...
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Kristina Trott
May 3, 20233 min read
How to hear God’s voice
Our last few blogs have been about receiving the Holy Spirit. Today I want to help you enjoy the relationship with God that we have...
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Kristina Trott
May 3, 20233 min read
Receive the Holy Spirit power
During His earthly ministry Jesus had promised ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit’ (Acts 11:16)...
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Kristina Trott
Apr 24, 20232 min read
ANZAC Day Prayer
In your holy presence, loving God, and in the name of Christ who shared our pain and suffering, we remember all those whose lives have...
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Kristina Trott
Apr 16, 20232 min read
The Holy Spirit power and you!
The best friend you could ever have is the Holy Spirit. He will share with you information that there is no way you could have known. He...
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