Blocked Prayers
For fourteen years, the Mars rover Opportunity faithfully communicated with the people at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After it landed in 2004, it traversed twenty-eight miles of the Martian surface, took thousands of images, and analyzed many materials. But in 2018 communication between Opportunity and scientists ended when a major dust storm coated its solar panels, causing the rover to lose power.
Is it possible that we can allow “dust” to block our communication with Someone outside of our world? When it comes to prayer—communicating with God—there are certain things that can get in the way.
Scripture says that sin can block our relationship…
ఆందోళనకు ప్రత్యామ్నాయం
మంగళవారము, జనవరి 8
ఒక సంవత్సరంలో బైబిల్
ఆదికాండం 20–22; మత్తయి 6:19–34
ఈ రోజు బైబిల్ పఠన
మత్తయి 6:25–34
మూలవాక్యం
మీలోనెవడు…
ತಿರುಗಿ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವದು
ಬುಧವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ 1
ಒಂದು ವರುಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಸತ್ಯವೇದ
ಆದಿಕಾಂಡ 1–3; ಮತ್ತಾಯ 1
ಈ ದಿನದ ಸತ್ಯವೇದ ಓದುವಿಕೆ
ಈ ದಿನದ ಸತ್ಯವೇದ ಓದುವಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಎಜ್ರನು 1:1–11…
প্রার্থনা করার জন্য অনুরোধ করা
এক বছরে বাইবেল
আদিপুস্তক ১-৩; মথি ১
আজকের বাইবেল পাঠ
১ তীমথিয় ২:১-৮
মূল পদ
ঈশ্বর, যাঁহার আরাধনা আমি পিতৃপুরুষাবধি…
જ્યારે કોવિડ ઘર પર હુમલો કરે છે
'આપણા પ્રભુ ઈસુ ખ્રિસ્તના દેવ અને પિતાને ધન્ય હો. દેવ પિતા છે જે દયાથી પૂર્ણ છે.
તે સર્વ દિલાસાના પિતા છે. જ્યારે પણ આપણને મુશ્કેલી નડે ત્યારે તે આપણને દિલાસો
આપે છે કે જેથી અન્ય લોકો જેઓને કોઈ પણ જાતની મુશ્કેલીઓ હોય, ત્યારે આપણે
તેમને દિલાસો આપી શકીએ.
જે રીતે દેવ આપણને જે દિલાસો આપે છે તે જ દિલાસો આપણે તેમને આપી શકીએ.'
૨ કોરંથી ૧: ૩-૪
મેં મારા ફેસબુક સમાચાર પાના ને એક આંચકો અનુભવતા ફેરવ્યું, કારણ કે કોવીડથી…
Responding to the White Flag
Responding to the White Flag
The #benderaputih or white flag movement is fast gaining momentum in Malaysia. What started out as a Twitter post urging anyone in need of food to fly a white flag outside their homes, has now mobilised netizens, businesses and even celebrities to send…
The Wisdom We Need
Ellen opened her mailbox and discovered a bulky envelope with her dear friend’s return address. Just a few days prior, she’d shared a relational struggle with that friend. Curious, she unwrapped the package and found a colorful beaded necklace on a simple jute string. Attached was a card with a company’s slogan, “Say it in Morse Code,” and words translating the necklace’s hidden and wise message, “Seek God’s Ways.” Ellen smiled as she fastened it about her neck.
The book of Proverbs is a compilation of wise sayings—many penned by Solomon, who was acclaimed as the wisest man of his era…
Not Fatherless
John Sowers in his book Fatherless Generation writes that “No generation has seen as much voluntary father absence as this one with 25 million kids growing up in single-parent homes.” In my own experience, if I’d bumped into my father on the street, I wouldn’t have known him. My parents were divorced when I was very young, and all the photos of my dad were burned. So for years I felt fatherless. Then at age thirteen, I heard the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13) and said to myself, You may not have an earthly father, but now you have God as your heavenly Father.
In…
The “What” in Sharing Our Faith
Alan came to me for advice on how to deal with his fear of public speaking. Like so many others, his heart would begin to race, his mouth would feel sticky and dry, and his face would flush bright red. Glossophobia is among the most common social fears people have—many even joke that they’re more fearful of public speaking than of dying! To help Alan conquer his fear of not “performing” well, I suggested he focus on the substance of his message instead of how well he’d deliver it.
Shifting the focus to what will be shared, instead of one’s ability to share…
In God We Trust
In the early days of the American Revolutionary War, an expedition was launched against British forces in Quebec. When the expedition passed through Newburyport, Massachusetts, on the way to Canada, they visited the tomb of the renowned evangelist George Whitefield. Whitefield’s coffin was opened and his clerical collar and cuffs were removed. The clothing was cut in pieces and distributed in the mistaken belief that it could somehow give the soldiers success.
The expedition failed. But what the soldiers did demonstrates our human tendency to trust in something less than a relationship with God—money or human strength or even religious traditions—for…
Cleaning Method
At the sink, two little children happily sing the “Happy Birthday” song—two times each—while washing their hands. “It takes that long to wash away the germs,” their mother tells them. So even before the COVID-19 pandemic, they’d learned to take time to clean dirt from their hands.
Getting clean can be a tedious process, as we learned in the pandemic. Scrubbing away sin, however, means following focused steps back to God.
James urged believers in Jesus scattered throughout the Roman Empire to turn their focus back to God. Beset by quarrels and fights, their battles for one-upmanship, possessions, worldly pleasures, money, and…
Choosing to Honor God
In the novella Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy, main characters Sergey and Masha meet when Masha is young and impressionable. Sergey is an older, well-traveled businessman who understands the world beyond the rural setting where Masha lives. Over time, the two fall in love and marry.
They settle in the countryside, but Masha becomes bored with her surroundings. Sergey, who adores her, arranges a trip to St. Petersburg. There, Masha’s beauty and charm bring her instant popularity. Just as the couple is about to return home, a prince arrives in town, wanting to meet her. Sergey knows he can force Masha to…
Prayer for Frontliners
Prayer for Frontliners
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare frontliners have been working non-stop to provide treatment and care for the sick. Everyday, they risk their lives to protect us, facing overwhelming pressures and demands in a fast-paced environment. Here’s how we can intercede for them.
Our Father in Heaven,
You are our great Creator, Provider and Sustainer…
