Matthew 7:24–29 Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24) “I’ve got bad news for you,” said the builder, who was renovating an old house I had inherited. “When we started to convert the back half of … [Read more…]
1 Samuel 20:32-42 Two are better than one. (Ecclesiastes 4:9) In the novel Shane, a friendship forms between Joe Starrett, a farmer on the American frontier, and Shane, a mysterious man who stops to rest at the Starrett home. The men first bond as they work together to remove a giant tree stump from Joe’s land. … [Read more…]
Jonah 1:1–2:2 I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me.(Jonah 2:2) When our daughter was too young to walk or crawl, she created a way to hide from people when she wanted to be left alone or wanted her own way. She simply closed her eyes. Kathryn reasoned that anyone she … [Read more…]
Genesis 12:1-10; 13:1 Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them.(Psalms 22:4) Before my wife and I embarked on a 400-mile road trip, I set up the GPS with our daughter’s home in Missouri as the destination. As we traveled through Illinois, the GPS instructed us to get off the Interstate, resulting … [Read more…]
Matthew 8:1-4; 9:9-12 Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.(Matthew 9:12) In India I worshiped among leprosy patients. Most of the medical advances in the treatment of leprosy came about as a result of missionary doctors, who were willing to live among patients and risk exposure to … [Read more…]
Matthew 7:21-29 v 7:24 Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. — When a section of fence around our house blew down in a howling March wind, my first reaction was to blame the man who built it for me only … [Read more…]
Worship Services Next Sunday: October 20th (Yuvajana Sakhyam Sunday) Holy Qurbana service in Malayalam at 10:15 am Sunday School at 9 AM Adult Bible Study at 9:30 AM Weekly Prayers Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 6:30 pm at the Church. Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 am at the Church. Prayer Fellowship Prayer Group 7: … [Read more…]
Mark 6:34-44 Let us not grow weary while doing good. (Gal 6:9) One of my favorite childhood toys is making a comeback—the hula hoop. My friend Suzi and I spent hours on the front lawn perfecting our technique and competing to see which of us could keep a hoop circling our waist longer. This year … [Read more…]
John 16:25-33 Vs 33 “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” In C. S. Lewis’ book God in the Dock, he wrote: “Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is … [Read more…]
Psalms 62:1-8 Vs 5 My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. Cha Sa-soon, a 69-year-old Korean woman, finally received her driving license after 3 years of trying to pass the written test. She wanted the license so she could take her grandchildren to the zoo. She was persistent in what … [Read more…]