I just came back from the first night of The Filling Station conference for this year. The theme is Grace. I know....what an amazing thing that is. The speakers this year are amazing. Tonight's message was from Simon Gau, a…

Life is not a playground, it’s a battlefield! Many Christians are victims of life’s trials and temptations instead of being victorious over them. From the well-know story of Caleb (Jos.14: 6-15) there are at least three characteristics in him that…

A revision of the New International Version of the Bible will be available in 2011, according to a recent joint announcement by Zondervan, Biblica and the Committee on Bible Translation. The revision will mark the first complete update of the…

A few Sundays ago I had the opportunity to witness one of the biggest transformations I have ever seen in a person…and it was all because of Jesus! Several weeks ago a boy in his early teens came to church…

Urban Indian women are leaving a new trail – smoke. Women are catching up fast and narrowing the gap across gender lines in the domain of smoking or chewing tobacco. See a report in India Today. It is based on…

One day a young lady was driving along with her father.They came upon a storm, and the young lady asked her father, "What should I do?"He said "keep driving". Other cars began to pull over to the side, the storm…

Parents who struggle to understand the language of their teenage children can now brush up on their slang skills with a new dictionary of “teenglish” terminology.So, when their child complains that their mother or father’s behaviour makes them feel “owned”,…

Did you realise that the UN Declaration of Human rights, includes the following: "The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State"?However, in the decades since that declaration…

A grudge afects everyone emotionally and physically. This article will show you what to do when you get hurt. Can you think of someone who has hurt you so badly that you are finding it really hard to let go…

Psalm 48   This Psalm is an amazing mix of a physical event and the spiritual reality behind it.  We see at different points in the Old Testament where Israel’s enemies have gathered and marched on Jerusalem and suddenly flee.…

Abraham’s life reveals what genuine faith in God can do. This man whom 3 world religions claim as their ‘father of faith’, died in peace, satisfied; full and importantly ‘in faith‘ (Gen.15:15; Heb.11:13ff). The heritage he left for Isaac, his son…

In my 31 years as a Christian I have often noticed most of my emotional and spiritual growth has come during times of intense pain and challenges to my leadership. Most of us would love to grow merely from the…

MANY people have strong and serious objections to the translation methods and textual basis for the new translations and, therefore, take a strong stance in favor of the King James Version. Others are equally convinced that the newer translations are…

Paul Wha’s got a great post below on readying your soul for praying through Psalm 47 this week. I was most struck when praying through it by all the exclamation points in the Psalm. God enters his sanctuary and the…

Psalm 25 (New International Version)  1[a] To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;  2 In You I trust, O my God.        Do not let me be put to shame,        nor let my enemies triumph over me.  3…

1. The other day, I got an email from a "relative" who wanted to tell me of a cousin of a guy that goes to her church who she thinks would be a good match for me (to marry). Let…

If you want a nice academic discussion about the two principal views regarding why share prices fluctuate, go to: http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/agreeing_to_disagree/One view is the "rational expectations" one, which opines that the market rationally analyses all news in relation to a company,…

LIFE’S storms are unavoidable. Some storms are very sudden. In my own life it happened in August, 1978. My husband, Edwin, came back from his office at about 1 pm. After lunch, as he was sleeping his home call came…

What do you think should be the Christian worker’s main purpose, highest motive and chief end in life? Paul’s exhortation in 1Tim.2:15 was: ‘Do your best to present yourself as one APPROVED unto God, a workman who does not need…

‘But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.’ Mark 4:20.As a child, I often heard my mother use Jesus’ words (thirtyfold,…