The disciples of Lord Jesus Christ, in the city of Antioch were ‘nicknamed’ or ‘dubbed’ as Christians. Obviously, the city people observed that the disciples were different. To define or brand them, they searched and found they were imitating Christ, hence called them as Christians. (Acts 11:26) Indeed, they were a blessing to the city […]
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God called a few people in the Bible repeating their name twice. First, to get immediate attention of individuals. Second, God speaks about something important that should be done or stopped immediately, not be delayed. Third, to assign a higher responsibility to some. Four, it is the expression of intimate love of God. 1. Abraham:
Dr. J. Christy Wilson, Jr. and his wife Betty served in Afghanistan for 22 years. Many became followers of Lord Jesus Christ, including ‘blind Paul,’ a Muslim convert who translated the Bible into the Dari language. They were given permission to build a church. After three years Christy Wilson and Betty were ordered to leave
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For forty years Moses was taking care of sheep. Even the sheep was not his, it was his father-in-law Jethro’s flock. The adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter did not own anything. He brought the sheep to Horeb, later called Sinai. Moses would lead the Israelite to this mountain. (Exodus 3:1-3) Marvelous sight: Moses was on
Almost all humans have questions regarding suffering, injustice, or lawlessness in society. Some are worried, or concerned or afraid. Gideon also had questions that he asked the Lord: “Please, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers
Apostle James writes about words, control of tongue, but begins with warning the teachers. “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.” (James 3:1) Spotless: Keeping oneself spotless in the world, yet serving the poor, orphans and widows is true spirituality.
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In an unfortunate incident, a food delivery agent was thrashed by residents and guards of an apartment in Bengaluru after an 8-year-old girl accused him of kidnapping and she escaped by biting his hand. Police found out through CCTV records that the girl had gone to the terrace on her own. Later the child said
Dr. J. Robert Clinton is a leadership expert. He writes about Finishing well: “There are 80 or so leaders mentioned in the bible. There are about 100 who have data that helps you to interpret their leadership. About 50 of these have enough data for evaluation of their finish. About 1 in 3 finished well.”
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Jericho city is considered as unconquerable, measured 225 meters by 80 meters with a circumference of 600 meters; surrounded by a stone wall 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) high and 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) wide at the base. There was also a stone tower inside the wall which was 8.5 meters (28 feet) high and 9
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Considered as one of the most advanced defense systems, Iron Dome was developed by Israel. This all-weather defense system uses radar to deduct the missiles, rockets, and other air-borne attacks that are fired into Israel, by intercepting and destroying them. This is military defensive war equipment since 2011. However, Israelite in ancient Israel considered the
