A daily walk in faith, hope and love
158/365 MINI BITES Today's homily contains lessons that got me smiling because of its simple practicality but clear depth. The salient points that hit hardest are presented as mini bites. 1. God doesn't exist for us, we exist for God. 2. Longing is the beginning to belonging 3. People need to be taught not to... Continue Reading →
A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION 157/365 Matthew 10:11 Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there till you go out.yt 'Enquire and Inquire' are two words in the English language that are sometimes used interchangeably. And although both in the base form mean 'to ask', the level of detail required... Continue Reading →
YOU CAN'T GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE NOT 147/365 Acts 20:28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. Before take off in a plane, one hears the safety information. The... Continue Reading →
A LESSON IN HUMILITY 146/365 Luke 1:39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, The Mary being described is the same Mary whom a verse earlier, had just received news that she was going to conceive and bear a son who shall be called... Continue Reading →
TAKE A PAUSE FIRST 139/365 Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. One thing about assumptions is that they trigger actions that are founded on premises... Continue Reading →
136/365 NO PERMISSION GRANTED Acts 16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, It is actually a big deal for the Holy Spirit to get involved in a matter placing specific restrictions on a person's set of... Continue Reading →
132/365 GET INTO A TEAM Acts 14:19 Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. The Jews described in today's text came from elsewhere into another territory. In their new territory, they found a way... Continue Reading →
125/365 FIND HELP Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. Barnabas was an encourager and his presence in the Antioch church made a positive difference to its growth. However, there came a time when he went looking for companionship and support from Saul. Very often, we think of help as... Continue Reading →
MAKE THE MOVE TO CONNECT 120/365 Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. Recently, one question that caused me to do a bit of thinking and probing was 'did you take their contact?' Often, it seems doing so does not matter but in our world where... Continue Reading →
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