building a community of grace
Time is ticking on. We are ready to celebrate yet another period of Lent, a time the church is setting apart to focus on watching and praying. Prayer is no doubt the sojourners greatest source of strength when they pass through unfamiliar and unexpected terrains, when they must travel through dark patches of life. It... Continue Reading →
Every new year is an opportunity to look back and thank the Lord for miraculous guidance and sustenance. It is also an opportunity to look around and see the contexts in which we could make a difference and to look forward with hope and confidence in the Lord who is the Lord of the future... Continue Reading →
How can a young person keep their way blameless? By guarding it according to the Word. Psalm 119:9 How can a young person guard his/her way according to the Word? By being rooted and grounded in the Word How can a young person be rooted and grounded in the Word Of the several possible answers... Continue Reading →
Writing to the Colossians Paul affirms the nature of the new identity in Christ - You have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is... Continue Reading →
Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 We live in a world where Christian witness is becoming more and more a challenge. Not many people listen to sermons seriously and the distractions in the social media makes... Continue Reading →
Let us then pursue what makes for Peace and Mutual edification (Romans 14:19) One of the most exciting facts about human life is that each of us can think and that we can think differently, and form varied opinions. The challenge of corporate living is to ensure that we manage differences skilfully and allow them... Continue Reading →
When I look back the journey of my life, I would not hesitate in saying that the greatest example that my parents gave me as I grew up was that they loved each other and loved God. This was best evident in the family prayers we had every morning and every evening in our home,... Continue Reading →
At the Weekend Away of our congregation during the Ascension holidays we deliberated on the theme- Our Church: Called to be the Good News. One of the images that we discussed at length to define the church was that of the rainbow. We looked at Genesis 9 on the story of the first rainbow and... Continue Reading →
Across the last few weeks, we were engaged in a series of activities “listening” to the singles. We tried to understand the wide range of people who would fit into this category. Despite several claims on the contrary, we realised how central is loneliness in the lives of single people. We also tried to look... Continue Reading →
See: John 12:12-19 We live in a world where all institutions including the Church is seeking new ways of being relevant. In the post digital-space age where artificial intelligence and robotics define and influence the collective subconscious thinking, it is important that the Church keep reminding itself of its role and significance to each generation.... Continue Reading →
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