Hi all, we are back continuing our series on the Book of Numbers. We are exactly halfway through the book now. A quick recap Numbers 1-4: Israel at Sinai, preparation of their journey towards the promised land and the order they are to follow while they will camp in the wilderness. Numbers 5-9: The Nazerite vow... Continue Reading →
Look Within
The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery can be found in John 8:1-11. This story reveals the forgiving heart of our Lord Jesus and the free gift of grace available to us all and reminds us of John 1:17 which says "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came... Continue Reading →
A Father Celebrates and a Brother Grumbles
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 →
It is Never too Late
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 →
Encounter with Jesus
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 →
Not Without Effect
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me." (1 Corinthians 15:10). As I read this verse, I found myself pondering over Paul saying that who... Continue Reading →