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…

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…

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…

India is known as the land of spirituality and philosophy and was the birthplace of many religions. However, what is often overlooked is that Christianity is India’s third largest religion with approximately twenty four million followers, constituting two point four…

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…

Give without expecting the golden rule to return the favour. Serve without the need for appreciation. Let your work be inspired by sincerity and not just the drive to succeed. Take time to hear people out, and not just the…

‘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,…

Last week, I was in UK. As I landed in London and was waiting for a connecting flight to Northern Ireland, I picked up the morning newspapers and was quite surprised at this report “Only Marriage can mend broken Britain”…

Can you believe that there are people who think they do God a favor by serving Him? They think that God needs them to do His work. That God cannot do it without them. It is ridiculous. Have you ever…

Clearly, enough of the big boys do not believe that the economy is improving, or they would not be putting their money into gold.An alternative explanation is that momentum trading has gone mad once again, expanding further the bubble in…

does it have to be impossible?is it too much to ask?is the adventure too much to handle?or will we stick to wearing a mask?the mask that says we're bettersociety's civilized claimor is it that change just frightens usand we don't…

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…