The Giver’s Delight
Remember Tickle Me Elmo? Cabbage Patch Kids? The Furby? What do they have in common? Each rank among the twenty most popular Christmas gifts of all time. Also included on the list are familiar favorites such as Monopoly, the Nintendo Game Boy, and Wii.
We all delight in bestowing gifts at Christmas, but that is nothing compared to God’s delight in bestowing the first Christmas Gift. This gift came in the form of a baby, born in a Bethlehem manger (Luke 2:7).
Despite His humble birth, the Child’s arrival was proclaimed by an angel who declared, “I bring you good news that…
Penang Bible Conference - Growing Old Gracefully
Penang Bible Conference - Growing Old Gracefully
Kuching Bible Conference - Growing Old Gracefully
Kuching Bible Conference - Growing Old Gracefully
Bible Conference - Luke: The Way of Discipleship
In view of the current COVID-19 situation, please be informed that Our Daily Bread Ministries Bible Conference by Rev Mike Raiter at Trinity Methodist Church Penang on 4 April 2020 is cancelled.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Your understanding is much appreciated.
My New Year's Resolution
For most of my 20s my number one resolution each year was to become fit. Actually, it was to hit my ideal body weight of 70kg. Being 5ft8 and weighing 52kg at the age of 23, I had enough of being underweight. I started working out, I joined a gym and became invested in my physical appearance. I was at…
Failure Is Impossible
“Failure is impossible!” These words were spoken by Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), known for her immovable stance on women’s rights in the US. Though she faced constant criticism and later an arrest, trial, and guilty verdict for voting illegally, Anthony vowed to never give up the fight to gain women the right to vote, believing her cause was just. Though she didn’t live to see the fruit of her labor, her declaration proved true. In 1920, the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
Failure wasn’t an option for Nehemiah either, mainly because he had a Powerful…
Why It's Worth Investing in Christmas with your Young Family
How to be intentional about the Christmas season with your kids.
By Fiona Jeganathan
The Christmas season is upon us! This is only my third Christmas as a parent and while I love the festive season, now that I have a toddler and a baby, to be honest Christmas seems like a lot of work. And besides, they’re so little, they’re…
Written on the Heart
As a professor, I’m often asked by students to write letters of recommendation for them—for leadership positions, study-abroad programs, graduate schools, and even jobs. In each letter, I have a chance to praise the student’s character and qualifications.
When Christians traveled in the ancient world, they often carried with them similar “letters of commendation” from their churches. Such a letter ensured that the traveling brother or sister would be welcomed hospitably.
The apostle Paul didn’t need a letter of recommendation when he spoke to the church in Corinth—they knew him. In his second letter to that church, Paul wrote that he preached…
Walk in the Present with God
In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis wrote: “Almost certainly God is not in time. His life does not consist of moments one following another . . . Ten-thirty—and every other moment from the beginning of the world—is always present for Him.” Still, to our frail humanness, waiting seasons often feel endless. But as we learn to trust God, the eternal Maker of time, we can accept the reality that our fragile existence is secured in His hands.
The psalmist lamenting in Psalm 102 admits his days are as fleeting as “the evening shadow” and withering grass, while the Lord “endures through all…
Living The Better Way
We will never be totally free from codependent tendencies until we see Christ face to face. Those of us, however,…
Lord of the . . . Nails?
I was getting in my car when the glint caught my eye: a nail, embedded in my rear tire’s sidewall. I listened for the telltale whistle of air. Thankfully, the hole was plugged—at least for the moment.
As I drove to a tire store, I wondered: How long has that nail been there? Days? Weeks? I wondered: How long have I been protected from a threat I didn’t even know existed?
We can sometimes live under the illusion that we’re in control. But that nail reminded me: we’re not.
But when life feels out-of-control and unstable, we have a God whose reliability we can…
The Path To A Better Way
Codependency is a path that many of us have followed. At one time or another, most of us have been…
What’s Wrong With Codependency?
There’s a lot wrong with codependency! It doesn’t work. It creates more problems. It’s a violation of love. And it’s…
What Drives A Codependent Person?
Although the faces of codependency differ, the driving motivations are similar. A careful examination of codependent people reveals that fear,…
What Does Codependency Look Like?
Codependent people have countless ways of trying to manage others and their problems.
The Caretaker.
This is not the caregiver who is…
