Picture this: You’re at a family gathering, surrounded by laughter, love, and the tantalizing aroma of your grandma’s famous apple pie. As you eagerly anticipate dessert, your uncle bursts into the room, holding a beautifully wrapped present. “Surprise!” he exclaims, as he hands you…
The world today is plagued with a wide range of crises. From natural disasters, terrorism, war, diseases and bad governance, there is an increasing threat to the modicum of hope in the hearts of people. Some of the symptoms of hopelessness include discouragement, depression and suicide. According to the world…
Paul gave Timothy this advice to help him: “I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I continually remember you in my prayers,” 2 Timothy 1:3. Being thankful for the people the Lord places in our lives…
The letter of Paul to the Ephesians church spoke copiously on the need to live in unity with one another, especially as God’s children. The letter made it clear, right from the beginning, that God wants unity. His purpose is “to bring unity to all things in heaven…
When someone is referred to as the father of something, it implies that the fellow is an important figure in the origin and early history of that thing. In other words, it would be impossible to talk about the topic without the mention of that person. Such is Abraham when…
“Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2.38 “But what does it say? The word is near you; it…
One of the most mind-boggling questions of Christianity is this: if God is in control of everything, do we really have free will? It’s such a difficult question, in fact, that theologians have divided themselves into two camps. Calvinists, who believe that only the elect are “predestined” for…
“For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7.8 NIV…
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5.7 Faith is something that we, as Christians, all strive for. It is faith that first leads us to repent and believe in Christ. It is faith that encourages us to trust Him during all the trials of life…
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15.7 NIV…