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Thomas Devenish

Press Service International

Thomas Devenish lives in Hobart, Tasmania with his wife and two daughters. He works as a motion designer and enjoys the diverse experiences life has to offer, from chasing tennis balls to curling up with a good book on a rainy day. Thomas Devenish’s previous articles may be viewed at www.pressserviceinternational.org/thomas-devenish.html

  • Give thanks

    The nights are cold and the shadows long as the winter sun dips lower in the sky each passing day. I can feel the frosty air and grey skies clutching at my disposition, seeking to enfold me within their sullen mood.

  • Playing with fire

    I have always loved the book of Proverbs since as early as I can remember. Its isolated pithy remarks come together to form a remarkable collection of practical ways to live a good and God centred life.

  • Light of the World

    Our world is full of light, and it fills our eyes with beauty. The sun greets us in the morning with its cheery rays of gold and blue, marches across the sky and softly dips below the horizon with a final display of golden hues.

  • Bread, milk and bananas

    Every household has its staples that can always be trusted to be on hand. A visit to Nanny’s house just wouldn’t feel right if I wasn’t offered a beverage of peach iced tea!  For our house, our staples are shown by the first three items on every grocery list: bread, milk and bananas.

  • The Seven Statements

    Growing up it was always a tradition in the Devenish house that the family dinner meal would conclude with a Bible reading and a prayer. Often it would be Dad doing the honours, though sometimes one of the kids would be nominated as well.

  • To See Christ

    The Apostle Paul wrote nearly a third of the New Testament, so it is hardly a surprise that any decent list of Bible verses to memorise always features his lines.

  • Fleeting Shadows

  • An enduring treasure

    I have always been an avid reader, from the time I first learnt to make sense of the lines and squiggles that communicate language. As a kid I would read up to three novels a day, travelling to faraway lands and meeting people from centuries past.

  • The Stuff Collector

    Delayed shipping times have been in the news a lot lately. Parcels are stacked up in warehouses, containers loaded with goods sitting in docks, ships waiting in queues. A thousand chokepoints have choked up, each one choking up a thousand more down the line.

  • Thomas Devenish plenary  -  Start Doing

    Thomas Devenish plenary for the 2021 young writer conference last weekend.