Faith, Family and Food
It is easy to praise God when we are winning at life, but what does it look like when things are not going our way? It is easy to see God in triumphant moments but not so much when we feel He is silent. As people of God we are called to honour Him, trust Him... Continue Reading →
As we navigate through life, we have our days of highs and lows. Days when we are strong in our faith and days when we struggle to trust. Days we feel victorious and days we feel discouraged. Doubt in the midst of a trial is a stranger to no one. We all experience doubt at... Continue Reading →
1 Samuel 3:1-10 "The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. One-night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord,... Continue Reading →
This post is a continuation of the parable of the lost son, the first part of the parable can be found here. Today we will dig deeper into the father's and brother's response to the return of the prodigal son. The Heart of the father (Luke 15: 20-24) Verse 20 says "while the son was... Continue Reading →
Found in the gospel of Luke 15:11-32, the Parable of the Lost son is a touching and well-remembered story of a father's love for His wayward son. Jesus used parables to illustrate a spiritual point and this parable along with the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin was said in response to... Continue Reading →
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralysed Man (Luke 5:17-26) "One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralysed... Continue Reading →
Jesus Walks on the Water (Mathew 14:22-33) Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was... Continue Reading →
Few of us are strangers to feeling anxious from time to time. It can creep in and infiltrate into our life and often overwhelmingly so. Last week, a friend's daughter had a health scare. Initial tests were done resulting in a call back from her doctor about the results with the dreaded "Urgent" attached to... Continue Reading →
F.B Myer said "The greatest tragedy of life is not in unanswered prayer but in unoffered prayer". Scripture clearly emphasises the absolute importance of prayer offering us captivating glimpses of the importance and priority Jesus gave to prayer. Jesus said in Luke 18 to always pray and not give up. Mark 14:38 "Watch and pray... Continue Reading →
A very interesting and thought-provoking conversation ensued with a friend, where she discussed about finding herself in a place in life that is so far removed from where she thought she would be. In such a situation, do we question God. God's plans for our lives can be so different to what we intend and... Continue Reading →
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