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Dearest Saints, Did you ever think God has given you a talent that you may not know of? He doesn't look for qualified people in order to use, but He qualifies people so He can use. In other words, if God had to wait for me to be qualified to use me in any way, He...
"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a...
Nothing quite like the sweet sound of the willow striking leather …more so if the Cricket World cup is on. In India, especially after the 1983 heroics of World cup winning team, every World cup brings with it, nostalgia of the "good ole days" as also expectations that...
"Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." (1 John 4:4) We were gliding through the skies somewhere south of Atlanta. I was seated by a window, and with the morning’s clear visibilty the patchwork farmland below was an extraordinary sight. Moisture...
"Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6-7) The plant that “would grow anywhere” looked dead as a doornail. The...
I gathered a handful of greeting cards from the table and sought somewhere to keep them. They were precious and I wanted to keep them safely. “I need a box,” I said to thin air and there was an immediate use for one of the cardboard boxes I can’t bear to throw away....
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13 NKJV) I had yet another birthday recently. It is strange how they keep popping up year after year. They must come from the same place as the grey hairs and wrinkles,...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard." (Ps 19:1-2 NKJV) Spring is continuing to work her wonders...
She watched him leave, something impressing her she would not see him again He had vowed to fight her poverty, brought about by the greed of bureaucracy, and he was so sure he would succeed, there was a swagger in his step. Surely they would listen when they...
It has been said so often it is a bit of a cliché; ‘you get out of life as much as you put into it,’ or, said another way, ‘you get what you deserve.’ So, if life works that way, by definition Stephen, the first Christian martyr, deserved to cop a stoning to death....
"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your...
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Phil 4:19 KJV) A long time ago when my full grown children were still "children" I saw something that still brings a burst of joy to my heart whenever I think about it. My...
Standing outside this morning in the predawn chill, dressed in my robe, my winter coat, and my mukluk slippers, waiting for my dog to do her business, I looked up for a moment to see the moon. It is one of those slivery crescent moons right now, but with a planet or...