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I could never understand why Esther was held up as a paragon of virtue. If you read her story, Esther unfolds as hesitant, as hiding her faith and her cultural identity for fear of personal backlash, and then as a self-centred coward. Esther pretended not to have a...
After Christmas, a few years ago, I received an email from a family friend, a young mom who was commenting on her toddler’s take on Christmas. “I think my son will really look forward to Christmas next year - now that he gets it - on the kid level anyway. He knows it...
Carefully I chose a new set of saucepans and the manufacturers were specific in their instructions. They pointed out that these saucepans were designed for a particular purpose and it could be achieved only if they were used in a certain way. They were to be used only...
Last night as I was praying I felt the Lord leading me to Psalm 23, One of my mother and my mother-in-law's favorite psalms (Praise God for our faithful heritage!). The words were flowing in my spirit before I arrived at the scripture in my Bible. I knew the words,...
Carefully I addressed the Christmas card. The name was right, the street and street number were right and the town was definitely right. Inadvertently, the post-code was wrong. One wrong figure in a four-figure code sent the letter spinning off to another town. It...
Let me paint a picture of an all-too-common cycle in my life: I stop working out as much as I think I should, then I start letting the healthy eating habits slide too. Now before you get the idea that I am a fitness machine, allow me to clarify. I like to work out...
‘What on earth,’ I thought, ‘is all this talk about “getting real”? What is the obsession with “getting on your island” of a dubious sub-culture? Why should we leave our out-of-date language, our tested culture, and take on other cultural habits just to prove we...
"I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor — it is the gift of God." (Eccl 3:12-13 NKJV) Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that, "Though we travel the...
He built a pair of the most beautiful figures imaginable. He made them of his choicest material and then decided to set them aglow with a light from within themselves. He placed the fibres through every finger, toe, limb and body and took them into the garden room...
In the concluding part of the series on “LITTLE” big Bethlehem, today after we come to the final dimension of the said subject namely the Prophetical Significance . . . Why did the Messiah make a “touchdown” in Bethlehem in his “Operation salvation”? For those...
He preached faith and he practiced what he preached. So, in the goodness of his heart, he was taking a few groceries to an ‘economically challenged’ family who lived over the creek. He came to the footbridge and saw it was eroded by heavy rain. It was not safe to walk...
Continuing the series on the problem of getting cold-shouldered and the prescribed "love therapy" in this second and concluding part of the series, I want to focus more on the virtue of love. Vis-à-vis other great virtues like faith and hope Apostle Paul puts love at...
"In the morning, oh Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." (Psalm 5:3) Some people seem to be born “morning people”, and others not. I’m in the “not” group. So even though I kept meaning to walk over and take a...