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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...
Meticulously I prepared the meal and there was a lot of preparing to do: washing and peeling vegetables, flavouring and seasoning the main dish, timing and controlling the cooking. Then when it was ready to my satisfaction, I arranged the food on the plates,...
"God…can…pour out showers of blessing to refresh you." (Acts 3:19) “It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring…”, a children’s rhyme. Well, rain it did last night; in fact the heavens opened and it absolutely poured. Moisture must have literally gushed from...
I have discovered, and continue to discover, the ways that pride hinders not only the Christian but also the unbeliever. The list, I am sorry to say, is long and goes on and on, stretching into eternity where finally pride will be forever eradicated, as will all sin...
Easter is just a few days away, and as we begin to contemplate the magnitude of Jesus' gift for us, we are brought to our knees in worship. But what kind of worship do we bring to Him? Last week, in WHAT KIND OF WORSHIPPER ARE YOU, Part 1, we saw that there are three...
Continuing with my series on who really IS THE BOSS, today I want to place before the readership another instances in the Scripture, where the good Lord has influenced the authorities to look favourably upon His loved ones'. Here we go . . . Palate The Babylonian...
One of the fascinating "journeys" of the Bible is the walk of the two disciples of Christ from Jerusalem to Emmaus on the Resurrection Sunday (Luke 24:13-35) which eventually culminated in a speedy U-turn. The journey which began with confusion and sorrow would end in...
"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...
"If you do not evangelize, you fossilize!" said a wise Christian. How true even in medicinal terms too, if you do not use your muscles for long, they atrophy. In this mini-series of two parts on being Faithful Fishers of men, I would like the readership to understand...
Wait a minute. "The Little Drummer Boy" was a religious song. Sort of. And "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" are pretty generic. But what is a song about Santa doing amongst a series of devotionals on Christmas Carols? That's what...
Continuing with the series on "Miracles' within miracles" today, we come into yet another "silent" miracle occurring alongside a "loud" one… STANDING TALL ON A CRUMBLING WALL!!! If Goshen without a wall was safe in God's hands, then the city of Jericho despite a...
In the penultimate part of the series on the Parable of talents, today we shall focus on two themes… "N0" success, no problem: "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things'" (Matt 25:21) Wheelchair runners in...
"O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie..." So goes the famous popular Christmas carol sung in many Churches during the Christmas season, heralding the birth of the Savior. For those with a flair for history, this touching hymn was penned by Rector...