Those who invest in stocks are often advised to hold out for long-term gains and not worry about intermittent losses. Patience and a sharp intuition are critical to success when taking financial risks. However if your stock-broker continually bets wrongly and causes you to loose money, you have to cut him off and move on,ContinueContinue reading “We All Want Returns on Our Investments”
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The Unity We Seek
A few years ago, someone asked me to pray urgently for the unity of a group of Christians with a prayer mandate, who were bickering all the time. I looked into scripture for an appropriate verse to pray with and zeroed in on Ephesians 4:3. My interpretation at that time was that each member ofContinueContinue reading “The Unity We Seek”
A Personalized Scripture Prayer of Protection – Psalm 121
The Summer season is officially over and for many, the rat race has begun in earnest. As workers return to work and students begin the academic year, it is good to seek the Lord’s protection as a cover for all that we do. Psalm 121 is short and focused on this request; it is thusContinueContinue reading “A Personalized Scripture Prayer of Protection – Psalm 121”
Staying Focused on The True Enemy
Most Followers of Christ have come to the conclusion that we are living in perilous times that sound eerily like the end-time prophecies. The enemy has long been sowing seeds of selfishness and discord in marriages, families and the Body of Christ, the Church. And the chickens are coming home to roost. The effects ofContinueContinue reading “Staying Focused on The True Enemy”
Of Hope and Hopelessness
So much has been written and shared in the media about the recent spate of suicides by well-known, successful, public personae. As is often the case with high-profile incidents, we all have our opinions on the how and the why and the what could have been if only. I have shared my thoughts on differentContinueContinue reading “Of Hope and Hopelessness”
To Fall in Love – A Pentecost Letter to My Children
My Beloved Kiddos! Recently, we remembered the birth of the Church of Christ during Pentecost Sunday. For the past few years, you have seen and heard me grow increasingly excited when this time of the year rolls around as the significance of the meaning and message of Pentecost grows on me. I have tried toContinueContinue reading “To Fall in Love – A Pentecost Letter to My Children”
A Mother’s Day Prayer
My Father in heaven, Today I come in the name of Jesus to thank you specially for the precious gifts of life that you entrusted me to bring into this world. From their pregnancies, through their births, until this day, you have remained faithful in your care and preservation of these children. You have givenContinueContinue reading “A Mother’s Day Prayer”
Psalm 91 (Part 2): Q – Who Can Confidently Assert the Powerful Promises of Psalm 91 ?
Answer: He who DWELLS in the shelter of the Most High! He who is so near to The Almighty that he is able to fall and rest under His Shadow -v.1. He who has made the Most High his habitation -v.9!! As we saw yesterday, Psalm 91 (Part 1): Personalized Scripture Prayer, the protective promisesContinueContinue reading “Psalm 91 (Part 2): Q – Who Can Confidently Assert the Powerful Promises of Psalm 91 ?”
Psalm 91: Personalized Scripture Prayer
Psalm 91 – A cheering prayer of God’s veto power over all types of adversarial situations. We should constantly pray this beautiful psalm for ourselves, our families and loved ones. http://biblehub.com/akjv/psalms/91.htm Most High God, I come to your Throne of Mercy in the name of Jesus to declare that since my family and I have madeContinueContinue reading “Psalm 91: Personalized Scripture Prayer”
A Case for Increasing our Practical Awareness of Divine Mercy
“We can be certain that closeness is the key to mercy, for mercy would not be mercy unless, like a Good Samaritan, it finds ways to shorten distances” – Pope Francis, March 29, 2018. Mercy always finds a way to shorten distances…….between spouses and family members (for charity begins at home), between friends and associates, betweenContinueContinue reading “A Case for Increasing our Practical Awareness of Divine Mercy”
