There is an interesting bird found on the south island of New Zealand. It is a large member of the parrot family, and it is known as the Kea. My first introduction to the Kea was en route to Milford Sound, in the Fiordland of the South Island of New Zealand. Our...
In last week's lesson on the gates of Jerusalem, we saw that when we are faced with trials and temptations and discouragement begins to set in, we need to walk through the third gate of Jerusalem, the Old Gate. We need to remember God's faithfulness in the past, and...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 13B, we discovered that when we join together as one, the Spirit of the Lord can flow through us as a mighty torrent that will heal the dead world of sin, bringing life to the billions on this planet. But it all starts...
"Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (Matt 25:40 NKJV) I have always wanted to do something big in my life. Since I was a boy watching those old television cowboys rescuing people on a runaway...
"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Rom 13:12-13 NIV) I always loved Sunday dinners at my Aunt and Uncle’s house as a boy. They were so good that they were even worth the eight...
"Don't participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom 13:13-14 NLT) When I began my first semester...
For Tiger Woods his father Earl was more than a father. He was his coach too, fine tuning his game all the time. Hence it is not surprising that in most of the functions arranged to felicitate him, the Tiger waxes eloquent about his father, the coach. Like in golf, an...
We don't tend to hear very many sermons or object lessons on Isaac. Abraham, yes, and Jacob, but I can count the number of lessons based on Isaac that I have heard or read in my lifetime on one hand, and still have a finger or two left over. But this doesn't mean that...
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." (Galatians 5:22) Why wait? Do it, and do it now. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? Don’t procrastinate! Set your feet to your faith....
The other day at the anniversary of a certain school anniversary where I was to lead the prayer session, I was presented with the most beautiful bouquet I have seen for a long time. The array of colors of the flower petals making for a heady mix of the chromatic...