When a toddler drops a precious item and shatters it, they are very likely to get away with a free pass because they will not have a clue what they have done. The same actions from a teenager will elicit a different response. Here is a lesson: things become more costly as you journey further... Continue Reading →
WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE ?
Whenever the question in today's title arises, we can expect choices to be made. In Exodus 32:26 we read "Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? come to me!” St Paul's opening remarks in today's text reads: " Demas, in love with this present world,... Continue Reading →
AUTHORITY ENFORCED THROUGH ACTION
Any security personnel at post is often armed with a suitable weapon, and that has been consistent through history. The weapon of choice may vary, but it's role remains the same: to help in enforcing the authority given them to protect a specific location or person. It is therefore possible that in the face of... Continue Reading →
AUTHORITY ENFORCED THROUGH ACTION
Any security personnel at post is often armed with a suitable weapon, and that has been consistent through history. The weapon of choice may vary, but it's role remains the same: to help in enforcing the authority given them to protect a specific location or person. It is therefore possible that in the face of... Continue Reading →
WHAT HAVE YOU EATEN TODAY?
The Bible will always remain a fascinating book because you sometimes wonder about the relevance of some details provided. Like today, as we read about the rich man and Lazarus, right from the onset we are hit with " There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted... Continue Reading →
A LAMP ON A LAMPSTAND
Luke 8:16 Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. For everytime I have read this text, my attention appears to lean towards questions that seek to... Continue Reading →
DON’T DANCE TO EVERY TUNE
Music or sounds in particular have a way of making entry into your subconscious often without your permission. Stay long enough in any space with a particular sound on repeat and you are likely to find yourself hming away at a song you may not have listened to intentionally. Sometimes, you are baffled about the... Continue Reading →
CHOOSE TO ALSO GO UP THE MOUNTAIN
Reference text: Luke 6:12-19 Whenever we read about Jesus going up the mountain, the imagery is painted as though he went up alone. But a closer look at the story of the disciples would reveal to us that their formative years were so compact that for men to testify as we read in the book... Continue Reading →
KEEP THE FRAME IN MIND
Luke 14:29-30 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn't able to finish.’ For our discourse today, I will digress from what seems the core of today's Gospel: "making detailed plans". In no way am... Continue Reading →