Spirituality

Prayer is Powerful to Change Things! Many years ago, a colleague of mine told me that as a child, she regularly suffered from infections, and after years of suffering, her father—a pastor—decided that this time he would pray rather than go to the doctor first. As soon as he prayed, the infection completely stopped. I asked her, “What? He had never prayed for your condition before?” She replied, “No, he used to pray for others,...

Exploring Divine Anger: Is It Wrong to Be Angry with God? We all know what it feels like to be angry, don’t we? The feeling of anger is as common to humanity as sadness, love, and happiness. Since the day of our birth, we have never had to learn how to express our anger – it just comes out. Even if you don’t consider yourself an “angry person,” everyone feels anger at times. In fact, we...

All religions have used parables which have a spiritual significance. By proposing a path, they invite each listener to hear it from their own story. I have a notebook with more than a thousand parables that I have gleaned from my reading. In this section of my blog, I propose to report some of them which seem particularly eloquent to me. Israel's confession of faith begins: "...

Some people may be afraid to ask God the hard questions, or maybe they just don't want to know the real answer. The truth sets us free, but what does that really mean? What God says is freedom to us may seem like slavery to us, and what looks like slavery is actually what Jesus died for on the cross: our redemption and freedom. The Bible...

Read the article directly on Blog pop When we reread this text of Pentecost, could we not accuse God of “creating the buzz”? What does it mean to create a buzz: to get people talking about yourself, a lot, for the sole purpose of doing yourself to get the maximum amount of publicity. The important thing is the publicity, not what the person doing the big...

Acknowledge your vulnerability 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 Some the Christians seeing another believer fall into sin, but not recognizing that they too might stumble. It's dangerous. Satan has them where he wants them: deceived by a false sense of confidence. Three enemies are constantly at work to bring us down: the devil, his world system, and our own treacherous flesh. Even though believers have a righteous standing before God,...

Genesis 40:14)trusting god's timing ( By Lynette Kittle “But when all is well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison” – Genesis 40:14 Have you ever felt the feeling of being forgotten by someone who promised to keep in touch with you, or said they would recommend you for an opportunity, but then seemed to have disappeared and forgotten...

Let us relieve ourselves of undue pressure, for it is God who speaks to our hearts. We are merely His humble messengers, channels of His grace and truth. As it is written in 1 Corinthians 3:6, I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. How to Conduct a Meaningful Mini-Worship at Home Create a sacred and peaceful space for this time of worship: ensuring it is tidy, with an open...