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Abiding in Christ
The amazing journey of life begins in a mother’s womb. Expectant parents monitor the growth and development of their baby on a weekly basis. At week five, the baby’s heart…
Waiting on God
A man once asked God, “How much is a million years to you?”, and God answered, “A million years is like a second to me.” Then the man asked God,…
You are the Salt of the Earth
One evening, for dinner, I made my family’s favourite spicy grilled chicken. My kids took one bite of it and said it was disgusting. My husband looked at me and…
Attitude of Gratitude
In life, we will always have something to gripe about. As humans, we tend to incline more towards the negative, instead of focusing on the positive. For instance, someone compliments…
The Light of the World
The following is a true story from the Naval Institute Proceedings, an illustration by Frank Koch. Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on manoeuvres in…
Serve One Another
The allegory of the long spoons is a parable that shows the difference between heaven and hell by forcing people to eat with long spoons. It is attributed to Rabbi…
Iron Sharpens Iron
To sharpen an iron tool, you will need something of the same material. You cannot sharpen iron with a cardboard. Likewise, for a believer to grow and develop he will…
Remember not the Former Things, Behold the New Thing
In the movie ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’, the prehistoric creatures discover that the ice age is coming to an end, so the creatures take on a journey to higher ground.…
All Things Work Together for Good
The major taste receptors are sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Some foods are more appealing to us than others, like sweet and savoury dishes tastes delicious. However, if you eat…
Devote Yourselves to Prayer
Whenever we are too busy to pray, we are indeed too busy for nothing. One of the principles of effective time management is prioritising things, doing important things first. This…