The infamous Alcatraz prison was almost impossible to escape with its guard towers and searchlights, barbed wire fences, motion detectors, and warning sirens. Plus, the prison was also surrounded by the cold, rough waters of San Francisco Bay, making escape by swimming impossible. These were the measures taken to make sure dangerous criminals didn’t escape.… Continue reading Pro 13v3 – Guarding the captives
According to the World Health Organization, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, polio, and other illnesses are linked to contaminated water! Water is life, but contaminated water is death. It’s vital, therefore, to have a safe water source because everything else flows from it. How safe is your water source? Not the one that flows… Continue reading Pro 4v23 – The water source
There is no greater gift from a parent than the gift of love. A parent loves unconditionally – whether a child fails or succeeds, in bad times and good times. It’s this love, this undeserved love of a parent, that does more to nurture us than anything else. In a world where people are quick… Continue reading Rom 5v5 – Pouring love
His name was Louis Washkansky. It was 1967. It had never been done before, but Dr Christiaan Barnard would attempt to do the seemingly impossible – give Louis a new heart. Against all odds, the operation was a success. He had life with a new heart, at least for 18 days, before he died of… Continue reading Eze 36v26 – Heart transplant
You have worked hard for this dream home, and finally, you have it. You have studied for years for this dream job, and now you have it. You have saved everything you could for this dream car, and now it is yours. But, despite reaching the dream, something is missing. It’s just not quite what… Continue reading Ecc 3:11 – The God hole
If you are anything like me, you will at some stage, or may even still believe that God’s commandments were given by God to please Him. They were not given for our pleasure. Rather, they are difficult to keep but essential to follow if we want to be part of God’s kingdom. Psalm 19:7-8 tells… Continue reading Psa 19:7-8 – It’s for us
I enjoy reading different Bible translations, as they can give me new insights into a verse I might have read many times. I recently listened to an audio Bible being read in the New King James version. When Proverbs 16:3 was read, I saw the verse in a new light. “Commit your works to the… Continue reading Pro 16:3 – God’s thoughts
“May God give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” (Psalms 20:4). Wow. That’s a great bumper sticker verse. There’s lots I desire. New car. New house. New clothes. But these are not the “desires of your heart” that God is talking about. The Psalm begins with, “May the LORD… Continue reading Psa 20:4 – Your heart’s desires
A close family member’s actions have hurt you. You continue to have negative thoughts about them and find it difficult to forgive them. You pray to God to forgive you for all your sins, but in your heart, you have not yet fully forgiven them. You still feel angry and upset and even find it… Continue reading Joe 2:13 – Heart tear
“I take you to be mine to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.” There is nothing more special than seeing a radiant bride walk down the aisle while the groom… Continue reading Hos 2:19-20 – The wedding vow