A daily walk in faith, hope and love
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. The verse above is a go to text for many when we want to emphasize what a belief in Jesus means. In summary, the old man: sinful, guilty and worthy... Continue Reading →
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. Again, we read about a state of self awareness exhibited by Peter and John in that they could draw a clear line separating "what they had,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 19:16-22Jesus encounters a rather determined young man in today's Gospel, one who was interested in things that matter hence his question 'good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' After Jesus responds with a list of the commandments, the young man responds 'these I have kept since my youth'. Yet,... Continue Reading →
DAY 70/366 We read an interesting account today, one that brings up the the question 'was Jesus afraid?' Our text of interest from John 7:1-2, sheds light on an occasion where Jesus preferred not to travel through Judea because the Jews wanted to kill him. For a man of his influence, stature with the kind... Continue Reading →
DAY 269 Luke 8:19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd. There will always be things that stand between where we are and where we desire to get to. In today's Gospel, the crowd was the obstacle to reaching Jesus. Such obstacles are... Continue Reading →
DAY 265 Lessons in life can be gleaned from many sources. In today's mini bites, I share three lessons after reflecting on an 800-kilometre drive. The first half of the journey was a four and half hour drive with a 30 minute stop midway. This break proved necessary hence, the first bite: 1. Breaks are... Continue Reading →
DAY 258 Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. You are some times able to tell which manager trained an athlete or a team on the basis of specific signature traits that characterise them. This is because every teacher role is to... Continue Reading →
DAY 246 A question I would want you to also ponder on came to mind: "Have you thought about what the trajectory of your life would look like had you made different decisions a decade ago?" This is not a consideration of the small things like what to eat or wear, even though these matter,... Continue Reading →
GOOD FRIDAY The season of Easter, particularly good Friday, affords us the opportunity to do a bit of memory work, with a reflection on what got us to where we are. We journey back through the pages of scripture and in there, we see the price has been paid for each one of us.That realisation... Continue Reading →
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