Minding Our Minds
By Not Known As Christians we must think Christianly. Our transformation into Christlike maturity depends on whether our minds are renewed according to the Scriptures. This is why teaching is important. The Bible calls us to love God with ALL our hearts, souls, minds and strength – i.e. in every aspect of our lives. To walk with God therefore requires us…
Life After The Tsunami…
By Not Known When the monstrous tidal waves slammed into Banda Aceh and bulldozed inland on 26 December 2004, the world came to a literal stand-still between life and death – the living watching video footages of life being swallowed up by the waves; the dying battling for their last moments before they were no more… Between life and death was that fierce and fateful…
Meekness Is Not Weakness
By Not Known Suppose you are introducing the Beatitudes to some teenagers. Would any of them choose meekness as a quality that they would want to have? It is likely that none would desire meekness. The problem with the English word, meek, is that it rhymes with weak and for years, people linked the two together. Indeed, meekness is a fruit of the…
Keep Christ In Christmas
By Not Known Decorations are up along Orchard Road, carols are played at the malls, and shoppers are busy picking up their gifts for the joyous season. Churches too are busy preparing their celebrations with services and programmes for Christmas. We are thankful that we have no disruptions at this blessed time of year. In a beautiful little place nestled in…
After Conversion, Sanctification
By Not Known It is the most wonderful thing to put our trust in Jesus Christ. From our perspective it means forgiveness of all sins, adoption into God’s family, reception of the Holy Spirit and the certainty of heaven. From God’s perspective, it is the moment when He justifies us, ie, an instantaneous legal act by which He 1) regards our sins forgiven and…
Christians And Decision-making
Fatal Attraction
By Not Known One internet source entitled “World’s 10 Most Divorced Nations” cited Belgium on the top of the list with 71% of all marriages ending in a divorce. One of the most common grounds that the Belgian courts grant for divorce is ADULTERY. In Singapore, one in four marriages end up in a divorce. The top reason again… ADULTERY! A study on…
Get Real
By Not Known One of the most poignant scenes in Acts 2 is when the listeners of Peter’s sermon were described as being “cut to the heart”. They then responded to the apostles: “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter’s reply was: “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins,…” (vv37-38). We are all familiar…
Heart Check
By Not Known (1) that a man’s heart is larger than a woman’s heart? (2) that the younger you are, the faster your heart beats? (3) that the average heart beats 100,000 times, pumping about 2,000 gallons of blood everyday? (4) that if the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, you may feel tired or dizzy? Although the physical…
Hopelifters
By Not Known In a world that is filled with so much hate, sorrow, disappointment and uncertainty, it is so easy to be discouraged, and to feel a sense of utter despair. Where can we find hope and cheer? So often, we have heard of people who claim to be “running on an empty tank” and cannot contribute since they have nothing left. How can we…