A small nation has experienced civil war for nearly three decades. The country’s economy is so bad, that many people do not have enough to eat, schools look deserted, unemployment is high, and citizens are fleeing to greener pastures. Yet, there is a religious place where people throng and fill the coffers. The wealth in […]
A Christmas program was organized by the Christian community, who were a minority. They invited a powerful politician to the event so that they could present their requests and demands to the government. The politician who was generally generous to the Christians made a sarcastic remark: “Do you think I am a Santa Claus to
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This quote is attributed to Bruce Lee: “The usefulness of the cup is its emptiness.” Nevertheless, God fills the empty cups with fullness and abundance, and overflowing cups could fill the other empty cups. (Psalms 23:5) A cup, any person, or the heart of a person could be compared with a cup. First, it is
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A 13-year-old boy after watching porn on his mobile sexually assaulted his nine-year-old sister, who was sleeping, and later killed her in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. His mother, and two elder sisters – aged 17 and 18 – helped in the cover-up and were detained by the police. (NDTV 28 July 2024) After escaping judgment on
One of the historical incidents about Jephthah and his daughter is one of the difficult passages in the Bible. (Judges 11:1-12:7) This narrative is important as Jephthah is mentioned as one of the heroes of faith. (Hebrews 11:32-34) Background does not matter: God can use anyone irrespective of their background. Jephthah’s mother was a prostitute,
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The first jet charter company in the world in which every passenger is a VIP (very important pup) is now off the ground. BARK Air, launched by dog toy company BARK in partnership with a jet charter service, is a luxury airline for man’s best friend that transports dogs of all sizes and their owners
Some phrases in the Bible are considered insignificant from the human perspective. The biblical authors were not writing assignments to fill the quota of words. There is no unnecessary or unwarranted word, as the Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit. One such phrase is in the John’s gospel. The Lord Jesus Christ fed the
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One dancer who calls himself a worship leader, declared, that he competes with movie stars. He intends to become popular than them, then he adds that he does all these for the glory of His name. Strangely, biblically illiterate Christians follow such false leaders. First, since his priority is his popularity, he takes the name
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Peter calls his audience, the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ as pilgrims or exiles. (I Peter 1:1) That means a temporary resident in a foreign land. In the Epistle to Diognetus, written by ‘Mathetes’ (a disciple) of Apostles in the second century as an apologist literature, a pilgrim is described as: “They live in
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One old fragile politician said: “I am neither tired nor retired.” Addicted to power, he was not willing to give up the seat of power. Sadly, Christians become weary of doing good. But Paul encourages believers to keep on doing good because they will reap at the appropriate, God-appointed time. (Galatians 6:9) Doing good means
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