Continuing with a series on Chile miners' saga, there are some more truths to be "mined"….here goes… Redemption, One at a time, The only way… Mind you, Chile miners, safe in their rescue capsules, emerged "one at a time" from their "grave that held them in its grip...
One of the pastors at my church recently said that this must be the era of inflatable lawn ornaments. As I was jogging through my neighbourhood in rural Canada that same evening, it occurred to me that he must be right. So many lawns now display inflatable snowmen,...
I had just come in from a shopping trip to town and walked down the hallway shedding my town gear as I went. As I walked past the television, I flicked it on to catch the morning news, half listening as I went. The headlines staccatoed – there was a train disaster in...
Both inside and outside are not far from each other. They are very close by because the only distance is the door! A hunter was targeting to shoot his arrow at a bird which was sitting on a tree in the forest. Unexpectedly a tiger came in front of him. He got scared...
The new garden niche was on a steep slope. You started at the bottom and climbed colourful stepping stones to reach its topmost point. The stepping stones were part of the charm of the tiny area and when you got there, you rested on a seat beside a large urn full of...
Rom 11:16-18 "For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and...
The other day in church, before the service started, I noticed two children playing a game which had occupied many hours for my sister and me when we were children. We called it “ Hangman’s noose.” Blank spaces were drawn at the bottom of the page denoting the number...
A few years ago, many country people in Australia relied on a water bag for daily drinking water. It was a canvas bag measuring about twelve by fifteen inches and it had a porcelain mouthpiece with a cork, or later a screw-cap. Somehow a wire hangar was fixed through...
The Engrafted Word - Illustrated Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A...
"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15 NIV) "In the same way after supper He took the cup saying 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For whenever you eat...