Contrasts in Christ, Gregory of Nazianzus

He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life.
Jesus ended His earthly ministry by Being Thirsty; yet He is the Living Water.
Jesus was weary, yet He is our Rest.
Jesus paid tribute, yet He Is the King.
Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons.
Jesus wept, yet he [...]

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It’s too high for me

Some time ago, at the end of a prayer meeting, a friend of mine started singing the hymn I have decided to follow Jesus. We had hardly sung a stanza when another friend interrupted the singing saying: “It is too high for me.” We stopped and restarted the hymn at a lower pitch. But what [...]

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Take a long, long look

It was April 1865. The slain body of lay in state for a few brief hours in Cleveland, Ohio, on its final journey to Springfield, Illinois. A poor black woman held her child up to see the 56-year old President’s face. As she did, she said slowly and reverently. “Take a long, long, look, [...]

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The Thorn Bird

There is an old Celtic legend about a bird, which sings only once in its life.It sings that single song more sweetly than any other creature on the face of this earth. From the moment it leaves its nest, this bird searches for a thorn tree and does not rest until it has found one. [...]

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Bitter or Better

Therefore since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude I Peter 4:1
Over the years I have spent a lot of time exploring the psalms, and what is phenomenal is that even if the psalmist begins by venting his anger on God for allowing bad things to happen to good people, [...]

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God never experiences “Power failure”

…an extract from Sundays sermon
(obliged to Welsh Christian minister best known for writing the daily devotional Every Day with Jesus, and writer of over fifty Christian books Dr. Selwyn Hughes (27 April 1928 – 9 January 2006), who George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, described as a “giant in the faith”.)

What events [...]

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In lighter vein

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman,
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Word of Faith and the Bible

Word of Faith teaching is decidedly unbiblical. It is not a denomination, and does not have a formal organization or hierarchy. Instead, it is a movement that is profoundly influenced by a number of high-profile preachers and teachers such as Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul and Jan Crouch, and Fred Price.
The Word of [...]

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The Internet Church

I have been reflecting on the implicit blessing of the Internet Church, ever since Brother Job Anbalagan introduced me to it just a couple of days ago. God bless this man of God. I am led to admit that the Internet is the most potent communication technology ever created, it is impacting the way we [...]

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The Christian and materialism

Materialism is defined as “the philosophic proposition that matter is the foremost reality and that everything in the world, embracing thought, will, and the spiritual”. Life according to this premise can be explained only in terms of material things If one is absorbed with only material things, it is indisputably deprave. That is not [...]

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