Continuing with my series on the acronym E.L.E.C.T during this "Election fever" time, in the second part of this 3-Part series, today I come to yet another two important issues of Christian life ... L-Loyalty After a terrific experience of enjoying the Heavenly joys...
Oh, we began with Jim Thorpe, the ultimate Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with the fickle Olympic authorities of his times. Continuing our Series on mood swings of the people which resemble a swinging pendulum, we come to yet another incident in...
Today we come to the concluding part of the Series on predictable unpredictability of men contrasted with eternal consistency of the ever consistent One ... Remember the woes of Jim Thorpe the greatest Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with...
"So ... that you, being rooted and grounded in love ... know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:17,19) A great many years ago I purchased a couple of small potted green houseplants and hung...
"'I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the Lord." (Jeremiah 30:17) "Come to me and I will give you rest" (Mathew 11:28) Thick dust covered the hand-hewn ridges along the sides of the cupboard. Just an old junky looking piece of furniture....
I was in a baker’s shop enjoying the aromas of all the breads. Enjoyable as they were, I must admit they did not compare with the aroma of bread I had known as a child. My father grew the wheat and took a sack of it to be milled at the local mill. He watched it being...
"For God is not a God of disorder…" (1 Cor 14:33) First things first. What is the chief and highest end of man? Let the revered Christian Book namely the Westminster catechism give the answer. "Man's chief and highest end is to glorify (worship) God, and fully to...
Scripture "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Rom 12:21) Observation We can choose how we respond to evil, we are not helpless pawns but are children of the King. We can decide not to be overcome by evil, it does not have to swamp us. Evil may,...
Dear Jesus, You are the Son of God, and you went through an agonizing passion for me and everyone in the whole wide world. In the Garden of Gethsemane you sweated great drops of Blood due to your agony. You were arrested and the soldiers put a crown of thorns on your...
This morning I walked along the verandah, checking on my pot-plants. There were all sorts of plants grown from cuttings or gifted to me, most of them hardy and long lasting against the harsh summer sun. The most precious plant on the verandah was a small rosebush. I...