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"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard." (Ps 91:1-3) My daughter has...
If ‘Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul’, then too many knocks and trials can tend to make it fall. And for a moment we can wonder where hope has fled, when the dark clouds shield the sun, and our dreams die unrealised. When our 'Plan A’s' become...
Dear Friends in the penultimate part of our series on Angels, we come to the angelic functions.... vis-a-vis firstly their Creator and then at His command in relation to His Prized creation, Man. Well, we can say that they are of... Adoration... Isaiah 6:1-3, on the...
Continuing our journey into the subject Basiliea (Greek word for Kingdom which our Saviour spoke about in His first discourse -- Mark 1:15), today let's cast our spotlight on another related themes such as rules of the Kingdom, how to obey them etc. Firstly......
This past summer, we had the privilege of visiting Berlin. We walked along the path of the Berlin wall, we visited several memorials to the Berlin wall, and we even stayed in the part of Berlin that was once considered "East Berlin". It was an amazing eye-opener to...
Today, we come to third part of our series on "Biblical Paradoxes"... Church... "…Be innocent babies when it comes to planning evil, but be men of intelligence in understanding matters of this kind." (1 Cor 14:20 (22) Oh yes, there has to be awe and spontaneity...
It is a typical, late-fall day. It's what Winnie the Pooh would call a "Blustery Day", and as I opened the door for the dog to "blow" in from outside, I got to thinking about the seasons. Now I must admit, winter isn't my favorite season. In fact, it is pretty much at...
It was a somber time in Israel's history. The Ark of the Covenant had been taken captive and was being held by the enemy, the Philistines, and God's high priest Eli was dead, as were his two sons, Hophni and Phineas. For all appearances, God was gone from Israel. But...
Last Tuesday, in "Decorating for Christmas, Part 4", we saw that our "decorating crew" can help us that we are all part of God's family, a privilege provided for us by Jesus' ultimate gift at Christmas. With the house all decorated, only one thing remained: Wrapping...
In the fourth part of our series on the importance of the "little, Big" Nation of Israel to the contemporary Christians, we focus on the subject of Israel being "the time-piece"... Symbol... Once the Fig tree--symbolic of Israel--starts blossoming again, you can...
Last week, in God of Abundance, part 1, we saw that God is indeed a God of abundance, giving to His creation way over and above what they request. We also saw that the way to access this abundance of God is to ask. But wait. I have been asking God for my healing, for...
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3) The tree was smack downtown surrounded by a lot of concrete, stores, and cars, with roots going down into a tiny patch of dirt by the street. Right in the middle of the trunk was a hole, apparently...
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure...