Doctrines and teachings of the Bible about Jesus Christ, the Son of God
I was reading from Matthew chapter 1 today and a phrase jumped out from off the page: “when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” I kind of tripped on that phrase. Exceeding….. great….joy. I asked myself, when have I ever felt that? I’ve felt joy before. I’ve felt deep and humbling… Continue reading Exceeding great joy
I came across this quotation as I was browsing the internet a few days ago: “Marriage is a secular concern, not a religious one. The objection to gay marriage is almost invariably biblical, but nobody’s … Continue reading When RIGHTS make right
It was the second day of regular classes. It was an overcast morning and it was gloomy and grey the whole day so it wasn’t surprising that it got dark sooner. I suppose I was concentrating on my work and when I looked up to start dinner, it was past 6 pm. My daughter would… Continue reading The phone call I dread
I recently saw on my Facebook Newsfeed, a link to a blog post entitled ‘7 ways to hurt your pastor’ . I clicked on the link and I arrived at a blogpage (http://thomrainer.com/2014/06/16/seven-ways-hurt-pastor/) that listed ways by which pastors get hurt (intentionally or unintentionally) by their members. I was definitely moved by the article. I… Continue reading The Privilege of Suffering for Christ
People have been congratulating us for a job well done and wishing us well as proud parents of a son who graduated from high school recently. The boy finished high school as an outstanding student (#14 out of 256 students). People presume that we are proud of him. We are happy indeed– our cup is… Continue reading Not really proud but thankful