The Nation of Israel was plagued by amnesia, a disease of forgetfulness. Strangely, it happened soon. This spiritual problem is not limited to the Israelite, is part of all God’s people experience. Interestingly, they believed his words, sand his praise to forgetting him too soon. “Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. But […]
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Ashwini is a woman from an indigenous community, that survives by hunting, selling beads, and ornaments. As a poor woman she went to have food which was distributed free by the government in partnership with a local faith-based organization. However, she was denied food and dignity. She vented her anger in a video that went
In a court, a man accused the other man disturbed his peace. The Judge asked: How did you disturb his peace? The accused man said: I stood erect, did nothing else sir. The Judge was puzzled: Where were you sitting? Accuser replied: On his back, which was convenient and comfortable. The oppressor sits on the
One preacher lambasted the bridegroom for having a beard, advised him to remove it and the bride to nudge him to do so in a wedding ceremony. Interestingly he quoted from the life of Joseph: Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved
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The greatest deception of humanity happened in the Garden of Eden. The false promise that he gave Adam and Eve has been repeated again and again in different contexts, culture throughout history trapping individuals, families, communities, and nations. “But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when
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The worth of the message of the gospel is taught by the Lord Jesus Christ in this parable. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46) Sadly, even after
King David wrote: “In God’s presence there is fullness of joy.” (Psalms 16:11) Moses pleaded that God’s presence should accompany them in their journey. (Exodus 33:15) Lord Jesus Christ is called Immanuel, God with us. (Matthew 1:23) In God’s presence His people could do many things. 1) Seek: David writes that he will seek His
It is disheartening and depressing to see and hear about violence. In fact, the whole population of the world has become numb towards violence. To list a few: Domestic violence at home; Dowry deaths; sadistic ragging in college campuses; murder of sibling, kith and kin; honour killing in several countries in Asia; road rage; bomb
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News about horror killing dubbed honour killing is common in many countries in Asia. If a boy or girl gets married to someone from another caste, the couple is ostracised, boycotted and sometimes killed. The community is considered greater than the individual. In some countries, ruled by dictators the government or state is greater than
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A rich man living in England devised a novel way to store his wealth. He built a library for which he had a private entrance, while there was another entrance for others. Under the library he had a secret chamber for which only he had access. The chamber had strong doors. One day he went
