A wealthy friend builds a home for a married couple you both know who have nothing. He furnishes it and stocks it with everything they need. You go to visit them only to find it trashed – the house filthy and the garden destroyed. At your own cost, you clean and restore the home and… Continue reading Pro 17v9 – Undeserved!
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
Do you harbour resentment or anger for a friend, colleague, or family member, somewhere deep in your heart? Only you know the honest answer to this question. However, God knows the answer too. In Proverbs 10:18 we are told, “Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool”. Hiding hatred within… Continue reading Pro 10v18 – Hidden Anger
“Come closer. Listen carefully. I have something exciting to share with you.” We all love exciting news. But the question is, what is the news we listen to every day? Is it the local news and social media? What impact does what we listen to have on our lives? Does it make us feel motivated… Continue reading Pro 8v6 – Come and listen
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
In my early days learning about computer programming, we were taught about the GIGO principle – Garbage In, Garbage Out. It meant that if the computer program allowed bad data to be input it would output the wrong results. As humans, we are no different. The things we put into our minds are the very… Continue reading Deu 11v18-19 – G.I.G.O.
It’s the ultimate cringe. Inadvertently leaving your Zoom camera or mic on and saying or doing something you didn’t want others to hear or see. And then you realize. You don’t know where to hide. Everyone heard. Everyone saw. Cringe 😬. Technology that enables such seamless communication also has its downside – giving unintended access… Continue reading Psa 139v1-3 – Zoom cringe
“Oh, My God!” This has become a common refrain in our media-moulded society. Yet, the speaker is seldom crying out to God or giving him praise. Our words are a reflection of what we read and hear. Jesus said, “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Matthew 12:34). And sadly, today, our… Continue reading Exo 4:12 – God’s mouth