God so Loved the World
Henry Moorhouse was a wild young man who, by age sixteen, was a gambler, gang-leader, and thief. But during the Revival of 1859, Henry gave his life to Jesus. He was …
Fruit of the Spirit
When God created the world, He built the same patterns and principles into both the physical and spiritual realms, and that’s why we can illustrate spiritual truths with …
Aliens and Strangers
In the first verse of Peter’s first letter in the New Testament, Peter describes us using the Greek term παρεπίδημος (para-ped’-a-mos) – an expatriate, a temporary resident …
Happiness
What are the things that contribute to happiness? Internationally acclaimed motivational speaker Denis Waitley insists, “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned …
Sighs too deep for words
The well-spoken prayers of others inspire me. For example, I am deeply moved by the reflective prayers of Walter Brueggemann, the contemplative prayers of …
Keep pressing on
We live in tough times. The global pandemic hit many people really hard. Isolation, job losses, the fragmentation of support groups and families, lockdowns etc. It was …
Navigating Emotions
If it feels like your emotions are all over the place during these troubled times, you are not alone. The stress which came with the Covid pandemic has now been …
Friendship
Friends are people with whom you dare to be yourself. They ask you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. They do not want you to be better or worse. When you are …
More than a slave
Sandwiched between the books of Titus and Hebrews is a private personal letter written by the Apostle Paul from a prison cell in Rome to his friend, Philemon …