DON’T LET THE WORLD CHANGE YOU

Reference text: Matthew 26:14-27:44 In the homily following the reading of the Passion of Christ today from Matthew's account, the core take away was "Don't allow the world to change you." If there is a common thing among people, it is their reactivity to situations and experiences. Therefore, depending on what happens, most people alter... Continue Reading →

THE LAMB OF GOD

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.  1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 1. Experience the LambJohn presented Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away... Continue Reading →

THE LAMB OF GOD

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.  1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 1. Experience the LambJohn presented Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away... Continue Reading →

YOU MAY BE OUTRUN, BUT FINISH THE RACE

John 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. I know it's easy to say today's Gospel passage described a shootout competition between age and youth because Peter's delayed arrival coincided with the fact that he was older than his compatriot with whom he... Continue Reading →

THE LENS OF THE PAST

DAY 121 Acts 16:27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. After reading today's text, I had to search for "what is the punishment for jailers who lose prisoners?" In modern times, the... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES

DAY 119/366 In my line of work, I get the opportunity to meet groups of people with varying degrees of knowledge, expertise and experience. This morning, I had the opportunity to ask a question I had not asked in a while "What has been your secret?" And the audience to this question was a hundred... Continue Reading →

EXPERIENCE AS A WEAKNESS

DAY 38/366 1 Kings 11:4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. In many quarters, old age is synonymous with wisdom hence the proverb "what an... Continue Reading →

HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM?

DAY 3/366 Whatever you practice diligently, onegains mastery in. So John in his first letter, highlights the 'practicing of sin'. In other words, there is a decision making component to the sin equation because regardless of the power of suggestion, choice in some form, consciously or not, also comes into play. Just because we have... Continue Reading →

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