Simone Biles is a 24 year old artistic gymnastic athlete who left the Tokyo Olympics due to a disease known as Twisties. She has to her credit 32 Olympic and World champion medals. Twisties are a mysterious phenomenon or a rare disease where the body does not cooperate, or the brain loses track when in […]
Today people know more about a Cloud, a virtual space, where data could be stored for a price. However, the bible has many things to teach us about clouds. Cloud is described as the chariot of God and as dust of his feet. (Psalms 104:3; Nahum 1:3) 1) Pillar of Fire and Cloud: And the
There is a small shop run by a Christian. He was always enthusiastic in his faith expressions. Always, Christian songs would be played. Some Christian literature is always stacked in his shop. The New Testament is given to those who ask him. In his local church also, he is an active member. One early morning
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Friendship is esteemed and celebrated. The Bible teaches many things about friendship. 1) Friend of Sinners: The Lord Jesus Christ was a radical who called his disciples as friends. (John 15:15) During his earthly ministry Lord Jesus Christ termed Lazar as His friend. (John 11:11) Even when gurus treat their disciples as dirt, the Son
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“But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. (Psalms 131:2) Weaning is the first major crisis a human being faces. It is traumatic and painful. Yet, none of us can remember or recollect that experience. So, is all the
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The Law of Moses clearly warns about mob violence (Exodus 23:2). Group dynamics and mass hysteria operate in a mob. Usually, damage is done before the truth is ascertained. And clever people manipulate such groups for their own benefits. There are five steps of this unfortunate journey of life for mobsters. The steps are evident
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Technology keeps on moving ahead. People adapt to new technologies, which impacts life, society, culture and lifestyle. Lord commanded Moses to bring two stone tablets. Lord wrote on them. That was the writing technology then. During prophet Jeremiah’s time, it was scrolls. Even Paul and Luke wrote on scrolls. The Word of God was copied
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As the war was in progress, one soldier was assigned a task of holding a prisoner of war (POW) in his custody. However, the POW escaped. The commander summoned the soldier and conducted an inquiry. The soldier said: “And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone”. The commander gave the death
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One servant of God would drive their children to a slum area once a week to do social work. Children as they grew up did not like the idea, as they were going to an English medium school. They protested that they did not like the place and could not stand the dirt and stink
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Stephen confronted the Nation of Israel for their sin: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 7:51) Resistance and Rejection was the attitude and behaviour of Children of Israel. 1) Provision: God was gracious that he gave miraculous Manna throughout forty years in the wilderness. However, they
