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 →

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 →

ARE YOU TUNED IN?

A key part of non-verbal communication is body language, eye contact, facial expressions, hand movements etc. These are the rudiments that suggest, at least on the outside, that: "my listeners are present and I am not wasting time". Often therefore, before one starts talking to an individual, you have to gauge through some means that... Continue Reading →

BE PRESENT

John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. If there is one thing Fr Bogdan mentions each week he celebrates Mass, it is 'I encourage you to be here from the start because I don't want you to miss any part of the celebration'. This statement... Continue Reading →

SIGNALS NOT TO BE MISSED

Luke 12:54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. The point at which the cloud is seen rising from the west, coincided with not only the immediate recognition of its meaning, but also the... Continue Reading →

DISCERN THE SEASONS

DAY 175 According to the law of time and seasons, according to Ecclesiastes  3:1, To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Right from the very beginning therefore, seasons have been instructed to follow their set patterns. In that regard, you can either discern seasons and make... Continue Reading →

CONSTRAINED BY LOVE

DAY 168 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: Some people are seen as boring or old school. Their refusal to join the masses in deciding to indulge in particular habits and actions is deemed regrettable. 'You are... Continue Reading →

DON’T MISS SEASONS

265/365 "All smiles again for the Royals'- that was the headline on the front page of one of today's News papers in the UK. Those smiles indeed were a sharp contrast to the solemn, sad and tear filled eyes of the last few days. And as if like clockwork, we read the text from Ecclesiastes... Continue Reading →

LOOK AHEAD

91/365 LOOK AHEAD Isaiah 43:18 Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Today's scripture employs the use of two action words 'remember' and 'consider'. Although the instruction is to do neither, the latter is of interest in our discourse today. Consider is used in more active terms to suggest 'thinking... Continue Reading →

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