The Incident A reflection on Mary's extravagant worship and what it means for us today The room fell silent except for the sound of breaking alabaster. Mary had just shattered a jar worth nearly a year's wages, pouring out pure nard — precious, fragrant, irreplaceable — onto the feet of Jesus. The perfume's aroma filled … Continue reading The Economics of Waste: Extravagant Love That Goes Beyond Logic
Biblical mandate Two specific words are used by Apostle Paul to describe the training process of a child, “discipline and instruction." The word for discipline is paeidia, from which we get the word encyclopedia, which was referred to in Paul’s day as the general upbringing attained by discipline. The word for instruction literally means “to … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Train Your Child
Branding by a mark Being branded by a mark is not a recent trend but something that has existed in the past. Branding was carried on to denote ownership and claim proprietary rights. Marking livestock and goods with symbols to indicate ownership and quality dates back to ancient civilisations like the Egyptians and Babylonians. Potters, goldsmiths, … Continue reading What Is The Mark You Are Branded With?
Early Church History The early church believers accepted what was fully involved in declaring their allegiance to Christ. They knew what was their lot once they decided to follow Christ. They would be ostracized by their friends and familiars, disowned and disinherited by their families, penalized and persecuted by their religious leaders, and imprisoned and … Continue reading What Is Involved Once You’ve Decided to Follow Jesus
Am I seeking balance in trying to hold together everythingThat the world teaches, and inpresses me to do?Or am I focusing on abandoning and exhausting myself,Pouring out with joy my wages and my wealthIn wanton abandonment of self in worship to Him! Am I being confined to daily walk and wager,Within the narrow limits of … Continue reading Extreme and Extremity
Crucial to, and the kingpin (or rather queenpin) of the whole salvation plan of God, birthed on that Christmas day so long ago, was a young girl. Most probably in her teens, it was Mary's willingness to shoulder motherhood, while yet unmarried, that’s the key to the redemption of the human race. Jewish girls were considered … Continue reading Mary’s Ministry – Motherhood and Martyrdom
Normal Lifestyle I've always been intrigued about the Bible declaring that God neither slept nor slumbered. It's a favorite verse, since it showed me that Someone was watching over me while I was literally dead to the world. I used to wonder how that happened with God. Why did the Word of God specify this … Continue reading The God Who Neither Sleeps Nor Slumbers
I take a moment on this dayTo sift my life thro’ this year.I sense a smile, I hear a cry,I feel a pain, I see a tear,I smell the season change, As I walked thro time each day! I take a moment on this dayTo look back on the way I came.I observe the rain, … Continue reading Rear view, Re-view, and Review
I just attended the funeral of the father of a beloved brother in Christ. Person after person gave testimony to the disciplined, faithful, generous, and fruitful life of this octogenarian who had passed on to glory. The preacher in the memorial service remarked that the testimonials spoken about him conjectured up a picture of the … Continue reading Being and Becoming A Vessel of Honor
Does it seem that God didn't mean for you to walk in togetherness?Have you ever wondered why am I walking in singleness?Do you feel isolated, left out, bracketed as separated?Fear not, for Immanuel God is with you! Left alone | Free Photo Take heart, O deserted one,Take courage, O disconsolate one,You are accepted and acknowledged,You … Continue reading The Singles Plaint
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