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When Go Means Come!

In some African countries, when someone says, “I am coming,” you will be amazed that he/she is doing the exact opposite (going). For a better understanding of this group of people, one needs to mingle with them. Similarly, Jesus said to His…

THE STORM IS OVER [MARK 4:35-41]

THE STORM IS OVER . Definitions: Literally, a storm is a strong wind, with rain, snow, thunder and lightening. It could include heavy fall of snow, rain or shower of object such as missiles.  Also a storm…

NEW YEAR ANXIETY

NEW YEAR ANXIETY Every New Year ushers in a new beginning of great hopes and expectations. It does not really matter how it started. However some people tend to worry and get anxious about what the future holds. The greatest problem…

HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE GLORY OF GOD’S HOUSE

HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE GLORY OF GOD’S HOUSE Hezekiah was the son of king Ahaz. He started to reign at the age of twenty five after his father died. He was born of a mother named Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah ; reigned for twenty nine…

LOVE SEASON IS HERE

The word love appears the most misconstrued and misused word I have ever come across. It is applied to a variety of issues and attitudes that could range from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction. Some people believe love is…

Responsible parenting:

Responsible parenting:           Wilfred A Peterson once said in practicing the art of parenthood, ‘an ounce of example is worth a ton of preachment.’ The old philosophy, “Do as I say, not as I…

UNDERSTANDING THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUE OF PATIENCE

“A hot – tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patience calms a quarrel” – Proverbs 15:18; “So Jacob served seven years to get Rachael, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her” – Genesis…

ANOTHER YEAR OF DIFFICULT CHALLENGES

ANOTHER YEAR OF DIFFICULT CHALLENGES I thank my readers, supporters and critics as well as those who do not believe in my calling; our communities for supporting one another. “There is no me without you.’ It’s a time to begin again and move…

ADVENT: Jesus has come and is coming again [Part ii]

ADVENT: Jesus has come and is coming again                    In the first Advent God fulfilled his covenant with His people Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by sending a Messiah born of the seed of David. Just like the children of Israel in…

ARE MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENT

MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENT!                            “MEN HAVE SIGHT; WOMEN INSIGHT” – VICTOR HUGO In our world, men and women interact in the family, at work and Church, in sports and indeed…

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