This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Question 1: What is your single most important...
First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. Proverbs 16:18 (MSG) Recently I was re-reading How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. It talks about how once big and formidable companies eventually fall from “great” to “irrelevant&rdquo...
Do you know of friends who would come to you and say something like, “I was having this trouble, it was so challenging; then, as I prayed, a Bible verse came to mind, as if a light bulb has been lit up above my head…” Then, you thought to yourself, “Why does my...
There is a special kind of place that does magic to my heart like no other place. Whenever I am there, time freezes, my heart quiets down, my mind stops wandering, and my misty perspective seems to clear up. This magical place is not Disneyland. It is not church either. It is Hong Kong...
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 In the beginning of 2016, I decided to do something different. Besides having a small list of new year resolutions, I decided to have a “Word of the Year.” It means, all through the...
I don’t like waiting. I guess no one does. Waiting is a waste of time. Waiting is tough. Sometimes it is simply annoying. Sometimes it can be heartbreaking and agonising. Are you waiting for a potential spouse to show up? for a baby to be conceived? for a broken relationship to be healed?...
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. For your name’s sake, O Lord...
And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy...
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 In countries where conflict is a daily occurrence, the desire and quest for peace is strong, particularly among victims caught in...
This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:9–10 How do you understand a partnership? Normally a good partnership consists of people working together...