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Reasons to Go On, Part 1: Consider Naomi…
With so much happening in the world of late, with tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes, to say nothing of the poor economy and high unemployment rates, it is, indeed, a dark time in many of our lives. But maybe our own challenges...
Sound and Effective Church Leadership: It’s Time to get our Act Together! Part 1: Introduction
Let me begin with what's buzzing in the Indian media now days, or to be more precise what's buzzing in the Indian car market. For the uninitiated, very competitively priced NANO car manufactured by Tata motors is creating waves (aimed primarily at the majority middle...
MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES, PART 5: The View From the Top of the Little Matterhorn
Last week, in MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES, Part 4, we discovered that God can and will get us through our troubled times, but it won't always happen in the way we think it will. Nonetheless, if we put our hope in Him, it will be well worth the trip! But wait. Why do we...
THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS: A LENTEN SERIES, PART 5: The Mock King
History records that the Roman soldiers often played a game with their prisoners. They would strip them of their clothing, dress them in one of their red outer robes, twist together a crown of thorns, and place a staff in their hands, for a scepter. Then they would...
Weather! Parts 4 & 5
Part 4: INHERITED MEMORIES Every morning we put feed out in dishes for parrots that gather in our garden. Every day they come down from the mountains to us for food and then they fly off to their way of life lived outside our garden. They build nests and rear their...
LESSONS IN LOVE FROM 1 CORINTHIANS 13, PART 3: Without Love, I Gain Nothing
"If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing." (1 Cor. 13: 3) Jesus said of hypocrites that they loved to stand on the street corner praying to receive the recognition of the people. And...
Lessons on Rebirth from the Christmas Story, Part 2: The Heavenly Choir
Last Saturday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 1, we saw that the Christmas story, the birth of Jesus, is a beautiful symbol of a vital part of every Christian life: The rebirth process that we must undergo to enter into the new life in Christ...
Of Indy, Community and the Almighty, Part 1
Yes, Indiana Jones stories are juicy and spicy, for they stoke the fires of inherent sense of discovery in all of us. Add to that breathtaking stunts and adventure, you have a heady mix guaranteed to give one some goose bumps. Trust that ace archaeologist to always...
PROTECTING YOUR SPIRITUAL GATES, PART 1: Bugs Under the Door
Just what are our "spiritual gates"? The reference to "spiritual gates" in this sense refers to our eyes, our ears, our feet, our minds etc., anything that potentially could lead us to sin. Why should they be protected? The answer is simple: Because they could lead us...
Reasons to Go On, Part 2: Sarah
Last Thursday, we looked at the life of Naomi, and we learned that God will make something beautiful out of our circumstances, if we put our trust in Him, and this is a reason to go on! Today we will look at another famous woman from the Bible, another who had no...