THE FALL The fall of Adam is a lame excuse for all of humanity. Adam has not fallen for me. I am quite capable of falling for myself. I require no one's help for plunging into a life-style that...
August 2007 Archives
THE ABSURD We accuse the secularists of aborting the Ten Commandments. But when we listen to many evangelical preachers, they tell us that no one can keep or has kept the Ten Commandment except Jesus. If that is the...
WALK IN LOVE Paul the Gentile Apostle wrote: “Walk in love as Christ also has loved you” (Eph.5:2). One of the first people that walked with God was Enoch (Ge.5:24). It meant that Enoch lived a God-fearing life...
DAY OF REDEMPTION What are we to make of Paul when one hand we are redeemed in Christ (Ro.3;24; Eph.1:7) while on the other hand, we are to wait for a day of redemption (Eph.4:30)? To the Roman Christians, he...
PAY-BACK During the Bolshevik revolution my mother's sister and husband were kind to a destitute family. Years later, the same family showed kindness to their destitute daughter. One never knows how quickly fortunes can change. I do remember, too well,...
DEPOSITORY How often have we been told that the Church is like a filling station where we can get renewed or recharged? We assume it has endless resources. For me, it is very bad news. The Church is not...
TWELVE % A study revealed that Jesus spent 12% of his time in Church or Synagogue and 88% outside among the people. The first Christians were Jews and they were excommunicated from their synagogues. They began to meet in...
THE FACE ON THE WALL It was November 22, 2007 early morning. I felt tired and went upstairs to rest and fell asleep. At about 10:30 AM, I opened my eyes and as I began to focus at the...
Eunuchs At our last church business meeting the debate went on over a male leader for our male youth. The female leader feels inadequate to deal with the boys. Foolishly, as well as humorously, I thought of employing a Eunuch....
Holy Terror Last Sunday I turned on the tube and heard a preacher speak on God being a Holy Terror. It was like a breath of fresh air. It reminded me of the words of Solomon, “The fear of the...
