Plagues, Quarantines, and Lent
Plagues, Quarantines, and Lent
Many people are now confined to spending time at home and working from there. There is more time available to read and relate with loved ones. Instead of just passing the time trying to amuse ourselves, let us use the time we have to read,…
Cheerful Givers
About six years ago, my wife received a small rebate from something she’d purchased. It wasn’t something she had expected, it just showed up in the mail. About the same time, a good friend shared with her the immense needs of women in another country, entrepreneurial-minded women trying to better themselves by way of education and business. However, as is often the case, their first barrier was financial.
My wife took that rebate and made a micro-loan to a ministry devoted to helping these women. When the loan was repaid, she simply loaned again, and again, and so far has made…
COVID-19 and Psalm 91: Ajith Fernando
COVID-19 and Psalm 91: Ajith Fernando
Many people are asking today about whether we can quote Psalm 91 to assure ourselves that we will be freed from the Corona Virus. Let’s look at this issue scripturally.
In the Bible there are promises, principles and commands that are generally true, but which have exceptions. The general commands to obey parents “in everything”…
Stay Close To God - Resources For Covid-19
Stay Close To God
Over the past few months, we have been receiving what seems like an unending stream of bad news. At times, we have felt overwhelmed, burdened and maybe even depressed. Many of us might have forgotten that we are in fact in the period of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Good Friday!
In this article, we have…
Praying Like Jesus
Every coin has two sides. The front is called “heads” and, from early Roman times, usually depicts a country’s head of state. The back is called “tails,” a term possibly originating from the British ten pence depicting the raised tail of a heraldic lion.
Like a coin, Jesus’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, possesses two sides. In the deepest hours of His life the night before He went to die on a cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup, yet not my will but yours be done” (Luke 22:42). When Jesus says, “take this cup,” that’s…
