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AN END IS A NEW BEGINNING

AN END IS A NEW BEGINNING.   Early in life, in primary school, I was thought in General Studies that the world is round. The teacher used an orange to illustrate the lesson. She turned the orange to show that the world is not…

UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF MARRIAGE

Christians believe that marriage is a beautiful symbol of God's love for his bride, the church. Getting married is a public demonstration of love and lifelong commitment between two people. Christian marriage has another important…

THE CHALLENGE OF BELONGING TO A CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

THE CHALLENGE OF BELONGING TO A CULTURAL ASSOCIATION   We live in a complex world that is ever changing and these changes bring forth various needs to meet. Some are met divinely while others physically through human efforts. Needs…

A FATHER AND HIS RESPONSIBILITIES

A FATHER AND HIS RESPONSIBILITIES In our world today many people struggle to define what it means to be a father. Among them are those who did not know their fathers growing up. Their fathers could have died…

WHEN WE FEEL LESS OF GOD’S PRESENCE

WHEN WE FEEL LESS OF GOD’S PRESENCE Is God asleep, or has just gone on vacation? Where is He? Why is He missing in our daily lives and does not answer when we most need Him? Is it possible that God sometimes hides himself that we have to…

Teaching on Witnessing (Evangelism)

Topic:           Teaching on Witnessing (Evangelism)   Definition:         What does it mean to witness? i.Literally the concise English dictionary defines WITNESS as one who sees, or present or have direct knowledge of a thing or…

KEEP YOUR BOUNDARIES

When I observed the mess around the world, I begin to wonder whether people at all know that boundaries exist in life. Literally, boundary indicates anything marking a limit; bound, as of a territory. There are physical, spiritual, social,…

WEAR A MASK, EVEN IF YOU HATE IT

by Brett MccrackenI don’t like wearing face masks. They fog up my sunglasses and make my beard itch. It’s hard to talk intelligibly through them and nearly impossible to pick up nonverbal facial expressions that add vital texture…

MAKEOVER DAD [Walking in the newness of life]

ABRAHAM – A MAKEOVER DAD (DADS DESERVE MAKE OVERS). Abraham was 99 years old and passing through serious family crises that included his affair with Hagar, the Egyptian housemaid; while Sarah yet had no child. God appeared to him and…

LYING ISN’T FUN

LYING ISN’T FUN            Religious jokes are sensitive to handle. This joke mailed to me by a friend teaches salient lesson. A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand…

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