The Missionary – A Person of Principle
“It is important to be a person of principle. When you have an encounter with Jesus. it is revolutionary! You cannot do effective missionary service without having an encounter with the Lord. Similarly, if […]
Month: May 2015
Every Man Has a Story: At Men Alive DUMC
It is a common adage that every man has a story. Yet, how many of us men really understand our own stories, not to mention of those around us? Unlike women who generally seem […]
NATURE’S WRATH OR GOD’S JUDGMENT?
Do you think the recent earthquake in Nepal is God’s warning to its people? Some believers echo the stand made by “prophets” that God’s judgment is on earthquake-hit Nepal. This erroneous, simplistic belief […]
Why are we scared of darkness?
“God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1: 5) “In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, […]
Is Technology The Enemy?
Just type in “Technology has ruined…” into the Google search bar, and you will see a whole list of the things we blame technology for—and that list is far from exhaustive. From conversational skills […]
The Role of Mothers/Women in Spiritual Battles: Dr Steve Ogan, Mother’s Day at Grace Convention Center
Living in a predominantly patriarchal world, at times women seem to be an addendum to men. Recently, we celebrated Mother’s Day, and most of us would have tried our best to make the day […]
Sharing Jesus the way Jesus did – Pr Steve Cioccolanti
“I used to wear a religious pendent and a cross on the same neck, just in case one was right. I mean that sincerely, just hedging my bet. But thank God, I found Christ […]
Gender Roles vs. Gender Equality
22Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the […]
When troubles arise… Ask not why but ask what, how, which, and when
When troubles come into our life – say a bad medical report, a job termination letter, a car accident – we often wonder and asked God, “Why Lord, why me? Why me and not […]
“Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do”—Luke 23:34: who was forgiven and if so how? What did Christ mean by “do not know what they do”?
Introduction These words form the first of the seven last words of Jesus on the cross. William Hendriksen, in his commentary on Luke’s Gospel (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978), page 1027 maintained that these words in […]