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Thinking About the Roman Empire

Thinking About the Roman Empire

In a recent trend on TikTok, ladies were asking their boyfriends and husbands how often they think about the Roman Empire and recording their reactions. The ladies posting these videos were surprised to learn how much guys think about the Roman Empire. Some guys think...

Atheists and God’s Goodness

Atheists and God’s Goodness

Atheists observe that God does a few things in the Old Testament that they feel are not morally good or right. From this, they conclude that God does not exist. For example, they might look at how God instructed the Israelites to annihilate other nations, or how God...

A More Glorious Ministry

A More Glorious Ministry

If we are no longer keeping the seventh day, Saturday, holy, then we are left with having to defend one of two arguments. Either we believe that God no longer requires that we keep the Sabbath day holy, or we believe that the Sabbath was changed from Saturday to...

Clothing of Mixed Materials: Are We Cherry-Picking?

Clothing of Mixed Materials: Are We Cherry-Picking?

Christians are often accused of cherry-picking when it comes to observing some commandments that God gave us. In Leviticus 18:22, the Bible says, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination." However, in Leviticus 19:19, the Bible says, "You...

The Sabbath: The Same Since Creation

The Sabbath: The Same Since Creation

There is ample evidence in the Bible to show us that the Sabbath that God commands us to keep today is the same seventh day that God rested on and blessed when He created the earth. Each week, when we keep the Sabbath, we can be sure that on this day, however many...

The Power of Listening: Unlocking Meaningful Connections

The Power of Listening: Unlocking Meaningful Connections

In the symphony of life, sound surrounds us, effortlessly finding its way into our consciousness. Yet, amidst this auditory landscape, there lies a deeper essence waiting to be discovered—a skill that goes beyond mere hearing. It is the art of listening, a conscious...

In Christ we become Phenomenal Speakers

In Christ we become Phenomenal Speakers

When meeting a person for the very first time, our minds quickly scan the person to see what kind of person they are and whether or not we would like to have any form of relationship with them. Some of the things that help us in making this discrimination is by...

Just As You Are

Just As You Are

“For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.” Romans 7:19 Have you ever desired or imagined yourself living a life that is in harmony with God? A life where you walked with him and had fellowship with the Holy Spirit without any...

The Beginnings of Sabbath

The Beginnings of Sabbath

I had a discussion with a work colleague several years ago regarding the beginnings of the Sabbath. His view was that the Sabbath was not instituted until God gave the ten commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai. This view is commonly held by many people today. But,...

The Humility of Faith

The Humility of Faith

Somebody once said that the only difference between “runing” your life and “ruining” your life is the letter I. That is to say, in running the Christian race, there is no room for I (self): When self tries to run my life, it ends in ruin. Get rid of self and surrender...

Under Grace, Not Law

Under Grace, Not Law

I was in Grade 5. I don’t remember the exact circumstances, or exactly what was said, but there was a discussion going on in my economics and management science class that I was participating in. Somehow the discussion led to me saying that there was a Bible...

A Life Without Sin

A Life Without Sin

Go and sin no more Early one morning, Jesus was teaching at the temple and while doing so, the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman whom they had caught committing adultery. They asked Jesus if she should be stoned. Jesus responded, in John 8:7 “He who is...

Almost The Movie

Almost The Movie

A mental break would not cut it. I made a physical about-turn to avoid looking at the attractive man 30 people ahead of me in the boarding queue. This, after thinking: ‘Someone’s going to get to sit next him, why not me…?’ I passed him on the way to my seat and when I...

The Seeds of My Faith

The Seeds of My Faith

“Dear Jesus, thank You for everything You do for me, please be with my friends and every single one of my family members for Jesus’ sake. Amen.” This was the short and simple prayer that “Little Me” would pray night after night until, in my teens, I became acquainted...

The Coming of Jesus Delayed

The Coming of Jesus Delayed

He Promised to Come Back In John 14 Jesus said to His disciples, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and...

Fortune Tellers and Your Success

Fortune Tellers and Your Success

A relative of mine sent me a text message the other day. He had been visiting with some friends and while there, he noticed that one by one his friends would disappear for a little bit and then come back. Each of them had in turn gone to speak to a fortune teller who...

New Year, New You?

New Year, New You?

The most popular New Year's resolution is the resolution to lose weight. You might have made a New Year's resolution, or you may have decided not to. Many people actually have a negative feeling towards New Year's resolutions because of the memories of past failures...

Baptism: Preparing the Way for Jesus

Baptism: Preparing the Way for Jesus

Matthew 3 tells us that John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way for Jesus. It says the following: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken...

The Gift of Tongues for Today

The Gift of Tongues for Today

At the end of my third year of university, I was doing vacation work at a power station located far away from home. I was there with a few other engineering students also in their third or fourth year of studies. One of my colleagues noticed that I had been reading...

The Plan to Save the World

The Plan to Save the World

In 2013 I visited the US for the first time. I was there for an academic conference. My trip was sponsored by the university that I was studying with and so I took advantage of the free air ticket and made sure that I travelled around a bit while in the US. During one...