A daily walk in faith, hope and love
263/365 The tone, the pitch, the body language even the manner in which words are spoken can communicate two sets of meaning even with the same words. One has to look carefully then, not only at at the words themselves, but also everything about the way those words are used, else misinterpretation is inevitable. The... Continue Reading →
262/365 There is a reason everything is governed by a specific sets of rules. A goal in soccer is allowed to stand only when specific criteria are met, on a chess board pieces can only move in a set pattern and direction and a centimetre is always equivalent to 10 millimetres. These things are set... Continue Reading →
256/365 Numbers 21:4b "The people's tempers grew short because of the detour" Other versions render the text 'the people grew impatient on the way'. When that happened, the first thing they did was to spoke against God and Moses; against God and against man. In their minds, they had stayed too long on the journey... Continue Reading →
255/365 1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? If each of us came to know what we have been made, what kind of world would we be living in? This is the question that came to mind when I read the questions Paul asked the... Continue Reading →
253/365 God's charges against Israel were valid and Israel was indeed blameworthy bevause they have done everything 'themselves'. The charges read:"They have corrupted themselvesThey have not walked I the way I showedThey have made for themselves a golden calf and worshipped it as their god". On these grounds, an equivalent and proportionate response was not... Continue Reading →
247/365 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a small amount of yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? The message renders the text above as follows 'Yeast, too, is a “small thing,” but it works its way through a whole batch of bread dough pretty fast' A little... Continue Reading →
245/365 Luke 6:3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? If you have not read, heard about or encountered a particular situation before, it is safe to say your reaction or response to them are drawn purely out of your own perception of the situation. However,... Continue Reading →
238/365 Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 Today's text for reflection is the parable of the ten virgins. The key points of interest for our discourse are as follows: Ten virgins received the same opportunity: an invitation to be part of a wedding celebration (25vs 1)They had the same preparatory time and also a faced the same... Continue Reading →
235/365 Matthew 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. We live life looking through the scope of many lenses. The lens of education, society, the environment, or even our peers. What is common to all these reference points is the fact that they are all subjective.Thus depending on which... Continue Reading →
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