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 →

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 →

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE INVITATION

Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 An invitation by definition is "a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something." An advertisement is an invitation, and like other invites, lays some kind of role on the invitee to respond as they desire: whether to accept or reject. Events may have dress codes,... Continue Reading →

MISSED SEASONS

The prophet Jeremiah today found himself in quite a predicament. But for the Intercession of Ebed-Melech with King Zedekiah, the outcome would not have been the best. Yet, the word of the King sent a reminder "Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah... Continue Reading →

THE PRICE TO PAY

Matthew 13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field We read about comparisons Jesus makes with the Kingdom of heaven, one as a treasure hidden in a... Continue Reading →

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