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what is christmas?
Poem Submitted by Bernice Han, Malaysia “Dear all, people around the world today celebrate Christmas. But many do not know why they are really celebrating it. They celebrate it because everyone else is doing so. However, let this Christmas be a very special and precious occasion to those around us. This season is truly the […]
Not All Empty
Our granddaughter Julia spent the summer working in an orphanage in Busia, Uganda. On the final day of her internship, she went to the children to tell each one goodbye. One little girl named Sumaya was very sad and said to her, “Tomorrow you leave us, and next week the other aunties [interns] leave.”
what is christmas?
Poem Submitted by Bernice Han, Malaysia “Dear all, people around the world today celebrate Christmas. But many do not know why they are really celebrating it. They celebrate it because everyone else is doing so. However, let this Christmas be a very special and precious occasion to those around us. This season is truly the [...]
God’s Protection of Women
Physical, emotional, and verbal abuse can do to a marriage what murder or rape does to a life. In this booklet, author Herb Vander Lugt shares insight from Scripture to reveal God’s compassion for and protection of women who are involved in abusive marriage relationships. You’ll discover that Moses, Jesus, and Paul all recognized that some marital conditions are worse than divorce.
An Instrument of Peace
By Adebunmi Olajide, 22-year-old, Nigeria In a world where news of war and rumors of war are regular bulletins on our television, newspapers, magazines, and Internet, how can we as God’s children be His instruments of peace? We live in an era where we hear of war breaking out in some places around the world […]
An Instrument of Peace
By Adebunmi Olajide, 22-year-old, Nigeria In a world where news of war and rumors of war are regular bulletins on our television, newspapers, magazines, and Internet, how can we as God’s children be His instruments of peace? We live in an era where we hear of war breaking out in some places around the world [...]
Humility And Greatness
As a 7-year-old, Richard Bernstein admired Jackie Robinson’s athletic ability and courage as the first African-American man to play Major League baseball in the modern era. A few years later, while working at a small-town golf course, Bernstein was astonished to find himself carrying the bag of his hero, Jackie Robinson. When rain postponed the game, Robinson held an umbrella over the two of them and shared his chocolate bar with the young caddy. Writing in The International Herald Tribune, Bernstein cited that humble act of kindness as a mark of greatness he has never forgotten.
God’s Judgement On Man And Creation
By Angela Ow “If you don’t want to trust me, I cannot help it.” I heard voices being raised and was woken up from my short nap onboard a double-decker bus. Looking up, I saw a mother and her teenage son, sitting one seat before me, in a rather tense conversation with each other. It […]
God’s Judgement On Man And Creation
By Angela Ow “If you don’t want to trust me, I cannot help it.” I heard voices being raised and was woken up from my short nap onboard a double-decker bus. Looking up, I saw a mother and her teenage son, sitting one seat before me, in a rather tense conversation with each other. It [...]
Creating a Helper
By Alan Humphrey, UK How cool would it be to have your own robot? As someone who studied engineering, albeit a different field, my eye is often drawn to articles on robotic innovations. One such news caught my attention recently. However, unlike most occasions, it wasn’t the engineering skill and ingenuity of design that interests […]
Creating a Helper
By Alan Humphrey, UK How cool would it be to have your own robot? As someone who studied engineering, albeit a different field, my eye is often drawn to articles on robotic innovations. One such news caught my attention recently. However, unlike most occasions, it wasn’t the engineering skill and ingenuity of design that interests [...]
Confident Living In A Competitive World
How can you live a confident and respectful life in a world that is struggling for limited and shrinking resources? Author Dave Branon helps you find the answer. Join him as he takes you on a journey to explore the value and controversies of competition. You’ll gain insight into biblical principles that reveal Jesus as the ultimate competitor.
The Season of Receiving
By Sheryl Tay, Singapore Christmas is often called the season of giving, and where there is the act of giving, there will also be the act of receiving. Every Christmas, my friends and I celebrate at a friend’s house and the highlight of the occasion would be the gift exchange. One year, we decided to […]
The Season of Receiving
By Sheryl Tay, Singapore Christmas is often called the season of giving, and where there is the act of giving, there will also be the act of receiving. Every Christmas, my friends and I celebrate at a friend’s house and the highlight of the occasion would be the gift exchange. One year, we decided to [...]
God’s Hand
By Sheryl Tay, Singapore Many times in our lives, we need that little miracle to remind us of who God is. Well, I would say that God would give us more than one little miracle if it is required to assure us that His loving hands are still at work in our lives. God gave [...]
