Category: October

The transitioning: The story of Philemon and Onesimus is one about trust, friendship, and betrayal. It is a story that depicts the restoration that is found in Christ Jesus. Onesimus ran away from his home, where he was a slave, because of wrongdoing. He became an unprofitable servant. Some say that Onesimus ran away from

It belongs to Christ: Everything on earth and everywhere else that exists belongs to Christ. When Christ came into the world, his father made sure that he lacked nothing. Everything, including God’s most precious creation, was handed to him (Mt 11:27). God gave everything, visible and invisible, to his Son with the responsibility to finish

The gain in talents: In the parable of the ten talents, the rich man leaves and distributes his goods to his servants for them to make gains. To one, he gives five talents, and he goes and gains five more. To another, two talents, and he too goes and gains two more talents. And, to

The praying experience: Prayer is an elevated form of speaking with God. The biblical form of prayer, such as kneeling or lying face down on the ground, if possible, isolating everything else from your mind, is the preferred type of prayer. God will hear you in whatever position your body will tolerate when you pray.

Called to follow him. Following God is a decision that one conscientiously makes. No one should have to force people to seek and follow God, and that is not to say that a good nudge to follow him is not needed. Because people today have hardened their hearts, we need to press them to come

Uses of light One once said that a spark of light casts out a lot of darkness. The power of light is amazing. Today, we use light for just about everything. Here is a list of the uses of light: Photosynthesis, vision and sight, body growth and sleep, drying and evaporating, sanitation of the earth,

From the start; Christ Christ’s authenticity is without question, although there are those skeptics who will even question their birth.  And because Christ has a track record that proves who he is and what is said about him, it is worth the effort to follow him. For example, in the creation moments of man, he

Drawing God’s attention One thing that draws God’s attention is when we consider and help those going through the hardships of times. Some people might feel forgotten and abandoned as if no one is paying attention to them and their pains but God is. The Psalmist said that hears the needy and they are not

The lost and found. The idea of losing a relationship one has, especially one that is appreciated, is not easy to handle. The void and empty feeling is devastating when a relationship is broken off or dismantle, like a divorce or a runaway child. The bible tells us that we should not forsake a friend

In the house of God Going to pray in the house of God is a powerful practice because one can never know what can happens on the way there. Taking the time and making the trip to the house to pray is indicative of some experience prior of God actually doing something for one. The