Around 6 BC, in the ancient Galilean village of Nazareth, a young woman’s life was about to be transformed by an unexpected, life-altering encounter. This woman was Mary Joachim. According to Christian tradition, Mary’s parents, Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, had long been unable to conceive. It was an angel of God who first visitedContinue reading “God’s Partnership with Humanity”
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Spiritual Purging
“So, whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then himself] be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work.” (2nd Timothy 2:21) In his letter to his spiritual son, Timothy, the Apostle Paul stressed the needContinue reading “Spiritual Purging”
Possible with God
A man of God ran out of gas or fuel after a church program and he told God about his predicament. He decided to go home – driving his car with an empty tank. How did that work out? He narrated that he spoke to the car to take him home and it obeyed. OfContinue reading “Possible with God”
God Overrules
When people and circumstances rule, God is always in the business of overruling. This conforms to God’s Word: “Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, if the Lord has not authorized and commanded it.” (Lamentations 3:37) Positive and negative pronouncements often come from us or from people. Some declarations or pronouncements stemContinue reading “God Overrules”
Death Kiss
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “kiss” as a touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire or greeting. A kiss is an act of touching or pressing one’s lips against another person or object, often as a gesture of affection and greeting. Several types of kisses have been identified namely:Continue reading “Death Kiss”
CHARACTER – Courage
Theodore Roosevelt once declared: “I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!” Why is it that some people fail to clean a shared or public toilet after using it? Why do some drivers fail to stop whenContinue reading “CHARACTER – Courage”
Blaze Abroad the Matter
“But he went out, and began to publish it much and to blaze abroad the matter..” (Mark 1:45a) In one of my marketing classes, I understood that the major aim of marketing is to meet the identified needs of customers or consumers as the case may be. While every business owner is bent on makingContinue reading “Blaze Abroad the Matter”
The Conclusion of the Whole Matter
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13) There is a popular saying that experience is the best teacher. However, depending on the angle we look at ‘experience’, we can learn from the experience of other people. SolomonContinue reading “The Conclusion of the Whole Matter”
Discovering Yourself: You Have a Soul – Intellect
“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. (1st Corinthians 2:16) Ronald Reagan once opined, “There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” One aspect ofContinue reading “Discovering Yourself: You Have a Soul – Intellect”
The Ultimate Harvest
Before my father gave his life to Christ, each time one talks about the reality of Heaven and the Lake of Fire and how God has prepared the Lake of Fire for satan and those who never accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, he responds in Yakurr dialect, “Iyeni ekpomo opayi ekpomo, lozou kalodo”Continue reading “The Ultimate Harvest”
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