“Peace” Rules
By Not Known From antiquity past to the present, “peace” was and still is being bargained for and traded like a commodity between opposing tribes and peoples at a price. In Genesis 12, Abraham traded his wife Sarai for peace with the Egyptian Pharaoh so that his life might not be threatened (vv12-13). In Joshua 9, the Gibeonites deceived Joshua and his leaders…
A VISION OF GOD
By Not Known One of my favourite Biblical passages is Isaiah 6 when Isaiah had a personal encounter with Almighty God. What intrigues me is Isaiah’s vision of God’s majesty and holiness. Through that vision which came about in a year of great significance for Isaiah, the demise of his beloved King Uzziah had occurred (Isa 6:1). Perhaps for Isaiah,…
Desire, Discipline, Destination
The Break-thru Strategy
By Not Known We have read many articles about getting out of one’s comfort zone. But what is a comfort zone, really? It is “a behavioural space where your activities and behaviours fit a routine and pattern that minimises stress and risk. It provides a state of mental security. You benefit in obvious ways: regular happiness, low anxiety, and…
A National Pastime: Playing With Handphones
By Not Known What is this spell our handphones have cast over us? When I studied overseas in the mid 70’s, I wrote letters (by hand not on a laptop or phone – to my then girlfriend in Singapore) four times a week. On special occasions I would make a phone call from a phone booth after 6pm for cheaper rate with pockets full of coins! Today I can…
Col 3:1-2
Christ And Christ Alone
Don’t Just Volunteer… Serve!
Is Our Bible Reliable? (Con’t from 8 June)
By Not Known The sheer weight of manuscript evidence gives us confidence that the New Testament has been transmitted to us accurately. We now possess more than 5,750 ancient New Testament Greek manuscripts with some of them dating as early as A.D. 100. Seven fragments from chapters 4, 5…
Ministry of Intercession
By Not Known My mother is a woman of prayer. After coming back from work, mom would go to her room to pray. Her prayers were long and many times after praying, there would be tears in her eyes. When asked what she was praying for everyday, she replied, “For guidance in life for all of you, for your unsaved grandparents, uncles and aunts, for sick…