I snapped at my son today. In a moment of frustration I scolded him over something trivial that I could have easily ignored. I saw the hurt in his eyes after I did it and apologized to him. Afterwards, I gave him a hug, reminded him of what a good son he is, and told him how proud I am of him. Still, I wished I could have taken back what I said earlier.
Better P.R. for Jesus
“Why is Jesus getting such bad P.R.?” was the headline that caught my eye. Written by Charita Goshay and distributed by the Gatehouse News Service in April of this year, the article under that caption makes about as much sense as anything I’ve read in a while.
Divine SatNav
Recently, I was invited by friends to attend a Christian music festival in one of those towns outside London. My friends came to pick me in their car and we headed out. Before we left however, my friend who was driving, took out his SatNav and punched in the post code of our destination and we proceeded on our journey.
This journey ordinarily should have taken us about one and half hours but we ended up getting to our destination three hours later. ‘What happened?’ you might ask.
What Is Important?
If you were to ask a number of people what is important to them, you are guaranteed as many different answers as the number of those you asked the question from.
Having been crowned king of Israel and waging series of wars until such a time when there was peace, David decided that it was time to build a befitting place of worship to the Lord.
The Patience and the Reward of Faith
Main Text: Luke 18:1 – 8
Introduction
The work of faith is a process. It begins when a child of God places absolute trust in His Father to bring to pass those things he desires from God. It proceeds through a process called patience and then terminates at the destination called reward.
Many start the journey of faith but falter at the stop called hope. It is usually the longest part of the journey, with nothing in sight to give indication that the journey is about to end. Sometimes one of more obstacles threatens this journey, tempting us to turn around – and some do turn around. However, those who have been skilled in the art of navigating through the journey of faith know that after the desert of hope, the reward of faith awaits.
Stepbrothers: Self Worth and Self-Worthlessness
Make yourself acquainted with these two stepbrothers: SELF WORTH and SELF WORTHLESSNESS. Although these brothers have two opposing attitudes, they both work for the same employer: Satan. He uses these two innocent looking fellows most efficiently, if we let him.
His Word, His Voice (Part 2)
Aaron and Miriam had an issue with Moses. They disagreed with his marrying an Cushite woman (Numbers 12:1) It is not really obvious why they were against Moses’ marriage to this woman but what can be deduced is that they already had a grudge with Moses and this was just an excuse to show it.
Partners with Jesus in Living Fully
During Lent, many Christians take time for self-evaluation. The need to understand our shortcomings and sins and repent for them is essential to our Christian growth. Some have said that the “unexamined life” is not worth living, but there are many good reasons for being aware of areas that need improvement.
His Word, His Voice (Part 1)
Becoming a Christian starts from hearing God’s word. I always thank God for the written word. Without it, we will be at the mercy of learned men and religious professors. It would take a long time for us to really understand the very important principles of salvation, baptism and resurrection.
He Never Forgets!
People often wonder why a woman, after going through the long period of pregnancy, the painful and complicated process of childbirth and the often-times post-natal health challenges, would take the subject of that process and dump it somewhere either to die or to for someone else to find.