NOT BY CHANCE February 11, 2020 | Esther 3:5–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In 2011, TIME Magazine listed the “Top 100 Toys of All Time.” Included on that list was a toy called the Magic 8 Ball. It worked like this: When users shook the sphere and asked a yes/no question, a twenty-sided die floating […]
THE PLACE OF PROVIDENCE February 9, 2020 | Esther 2:21–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue God’s providence has been compared to an elaborate piece of embroidery. If you look at the underside, all you see are knots and tangles. But flipping it over reveals a beautiful and intentional design. Our earthly, limited view, means we are […]
January 30, 2020 | Acts 10:23–48 DEVOTIONS. This Month’s Issue Mary McLeod Bethune was the 15th of 17 children, the first of her parent’s children born out of slavery. Mary attended Moody Bible Institute in 1895, where she prepared for missionary service to Africa. Unfortunately, her application was denied by a mission board because of […]
January 29, 2020 | Exodus 4:1–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dr. Erwin Lutzer served as senior pastor of Chicago’s Moody Church for 36 years. Preaching has been part of his life for decades, but many may not know that he had to overcome shyness. As a requirement to graduate from high school, students had to […]
THE ONLY GOD January 16, 2020 | 1 Timothy 1:12–17 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Jonathan Edwards was a philosopher, theologian, pastor, and president of Princeton University. Although he became a prominent leader of the First Great Awakening when thousands surrendered their lives to Christ, Edwards never sought the pulpit. One interesting fact: his original passion […]
This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family.Most used in folk medicine. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. *NUTRITIONAL VALUES* It contains Vitamin E […]
Intentional reflections|| Mentiasie Main Text: Luke17:11-19 and Psalm 103:1&2 In our dispensation with so many life issues which can be pressing and sometimes make us feel defeated, we tend to forget the goodness of God. Little do we understand that God is still faithful in our mess. We somehow have tagged some miracles and blessings […]
Thursday, JANUARY 2, 2020 SCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 43:18-19, Philippians 3:13- 16 EXPOSITION: God in His wisdom has divided time into days, weeks, months, years and seasons so that we can have the opportunity to evaluate our lives and have a fresh start. As a new year begins today, it is worth evaluating how you fared […]
January 1, 2020 | Hebrews 11:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Do you have a favorite Bible verse or Scripture passage? This month, we will read portions of Scripture that defined the lives of Christ followers. Some names, such as Billy Graham, Charles Spurgeon, or Dwight Lyman Moody, might be familiar to you. Others, like Haddon […]
September 27, 2019 | Psalms 35–36 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In his masterpiece, Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis wrote perceptively about pride. He said, “As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, […]