Around 1815, the year the Napoleonic wars were terminated, numerous people from Ireland and Great Britain left their old world for the new world in North America. They were tired of overpopulation, unemployment, poverty and famines due to failed harvests. At least...
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:33-34, NIV2)We worry way too much about...
Romans 12:1-2:- I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,...
John 14:16-17a "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth." (NIV 2011)If someone deposited a large amount of money in your account but didn't tell you, would it be of any use to you? Only...
Galatians 5:25 "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." (NIV)When I read this verse, it hits me hard, because, as I look back on my life, during so little of it was I aware of the need to keep in step with the Spirit.When I look back at my...
"The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light." John 1:9 (MSG)The real Life-Light came to our neighborhood, and the Creator met His creation face to face. His message was quite simple. It was not a message of condemnation, but a...
"There once was a man, his name John, sent by God to point out the way to the Life-Light. He came to show everyone where to look, who to believe in. John was not himself the Light; he was there to show the way to the Light." John 1:6-8 (MSG)John the Baptist had but...