What a joy to get ready for the One who loves us so much He suffered and died to make us His own—yes, and rose from the dead so that we could be with Him forever.
Getting Ready
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Encouragement
Colourful Cast of Characters
Feeling depressed? Like you don’t fit in? Aren’t worth anything? Check out God’s colourful cast of characters in His Word!
A Light in the Storm
Life brings storms, and as we go through them, we have a choice to make: Do we collapse under the burdens? Or do we … Shine through them?
Rays of Light
As children, we enjoyed playing with, and learning about, the properties of light through its rays. A small bright light in a dark room allowed us to make shadow puppets, using our hands, on the wall. The magnifying glass opened up new worlds as we explored nature...
Encouragement
"When I thought, 'My foot slips,' your steadfast love, O Lord, helped me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul." (Psalm 94:18-19 NKJ) "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are...
Your Words Have Power
"Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips." (Psalm 141:3 ESV)"Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruits." (Proverbs 18:21 ESV) Did you know words have power? Words can build up and break...
My Shadow
The other day, I was walking from south to north on the rooftop terrace of the residence where I live. In front of me, I saw a very clear shadow. Every step I took forward, my shadow moved with me. As I turned and walked east, the shadow was on my left. The sun, high...
Biblical Nobel Prizes-Of Patent, Latent and Talent! Part 1
Hey, it is the time of the year (October) when the Nobel Prize winners names for 2020 are announced. Now it is time to brace-up for some quiz time, folks, regarding the "dubious" history of the Nobel Prizes! Who invented dynamite? Do I hear the answer? Alfred Nobel!...
Darkness and Light
“There is not enough darkness in the world to extinguish the light of one small candle.” (Spanish proverb).We are surrounded by tragedy - both personal and as a society - these are the dark periods in our lives, in the lives of our nations and of the world. At...
The Light, Part 2
Last Tuesday, in "The Light, Part 1", we saw from my bad habit of reading while walking my dog in the dark that when we focus our lights on the world around us, we begin to see things from God's perspective. We see the path in front and the potential traps the devil...