In the Parable of the sower and seed, some seed fell on the footpath. Lord explained: “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.” (Matthew 13:19) Does it […]
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In the Bible, women have a strategic role in God’s plan and purpose. Praise God for all women of faith who accomplish marvellous things. In the plan of redemption, God would create a nation from the descendants of Jacob, the grandson of Abraham. However, they would be slaves in Egypt until the Promised Land was
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God commissions his people to fulfil His plan and purposes in the world. It is human nature to give excuses as we all are risk averse. People like Moses, Jeremiah and Jonah are some examples who were reluctant. Moses tries to escape by giving five excuses. 1) Identity: Moses asked the Lord: Who am I?
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Indian movies and novels until the 1980s had themes that indicated the triumph of truth and righteousness. The unrighteous will be punished. Generally, the story ended with the long arm of law catching the criminals and wicked, or death due to unusual accident. Later, the endings of stories or novels or movies changed. The main
A married woman with two children is separated from her husband. She develops an extramarital affair with a young man. The young man wanted the woman to prove his love for the man. The love for this man should be revealed in her hate towards her former husband and children. He instructed this woman to
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The disciples went on boat, while Lord Jesus proceeded to pray. After prayer, when he saw the disciples, were straining at the oars as wind was against them. (Mark 6:48) Lord could have stopped the winds from the shore. However, the disciples would not know that the miracle was from the Lord. Instead of doing
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Freetown, in Sierra Leone (Africa) witnessed a ghastly accident. A tanker truck carrying petrol attempted a U-turn, it collided with a truck carrying sand. The tanker truck then began leaking fuel. “Bike riders, taxi drivers and people around the neighborhood rushed to the scene to collect the leaking fuel, and in the process, the tanker
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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
