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REDISCOVER GOD IN YOUR LIFE[ I]

REDISCOVER GOD IN YOUR LIFE Many of us do not doubt that God exists and created heaven and the earth; knows us personally. He knows where and when we were born, our home addresses, phone numbers and can reach us anywhere and anytime…

The Creator’s experience in creation

God, creation and sin   We live in a moral world, where laws and orders regulate the way we live and our relationship with other people; our limits and boundaries. Whether these rules were put in place by God or man, we know when…

A YEAR OF DIFFICULT CHALLENGES

A YEAR OF DIFFICULT CHALLENGES It’s a new dawn. I bring to you all a very special greeting of the New Year. A greeting of love, favor, compensation and establishment I say to you, “Rejoice, you are highly favored, the Lord is with you………..”…

GOOD FOLLOWERSHIP

There are so many books on the shelves and markets on leadership and not much work has been put out there on followership. Many seminars are held to discuss leadership without ever touching on followership; whenever they do, they gross…

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…

UNDERSTANDING GOD’S GRACE

"Grace is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against Him”- Jerry Bridges “Grace is unconditional love towards a person who does not deserve it”- Paul Zahl. Grace Defined: “Grace” derives from the Greek, charis. In…

God’s Reward System

As the world marks another Labor Day, I hope every-one can realize that God has a job for all and a pay/reward system that is better than the one our society offers. The whole earth belongs to Him and He's capable of engaging all. By the…

PROCRASTINATION IS PERILOUS

Procrastination is when you keep putting something off that you should be doing now – to another time. There are a lot of reasons people procrastinate: fear, anxiety, or an unwillingness to face change… Maybe even a fear of success. The…

THE TAX COLLECTOR [PUBLICAN]

THE TAX COLLECTOR As we celebrate another Father’s Day, our nation and indeed the world is passing through economic recession and financial crises. Many businesses have been shut down while others down size their…

PREAMBLE OF OBCA CONSTITUTION

PREAMBLE   OF OBCA CONSTITUTION The OLD BENDE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION {OBCA} was formed in 1988 in Houston.  Its primary purpose then and now is to provide a platform…

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