COLOSSIANS 3:22-4:1 In the nineteenth century, working conditions in England were terrible. During the day, men, women, and children worked in hazardous factories and came back home to filthy tenement slums at night. Many factory owners were unconcerned about their workers’ well-being. John Cadbury, who sold tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, founded Cadbury in Birmingham, England, in … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20 Children, especially as they enter their teenage years, think that living in their parents’ houses is too costly. They may look back tomorrow and think differently. As these children live with their parents, they are never charged a dime. Obedience is the only “payment.” They only have to follow the rules, which includes cleaning … [Read more…]
JOSHUA 2:1-14 Imagine searching through your family tree and coming across a description of your ancestor that reads: “A prostitute who sheltered government enemies in her home.” What would you do in such circumstance? Will you keep your family’s history hidden from everybody who inquires about it? Or will you proudly tell of your family’s past? Many stories … [Read more…]
PHILIPPIANS 4:10-20 “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Philippians 4:11). Contentment is a difficult thing to attain. Even the hero of faith, the apostle Paul, had to learn to be content. This was not something he was born with. Paul states that he was … [Read more…]
1 KINGS 11:1-13 As I waited at the junction, a tanker truck appeared on top of a hill and rushed in my direction. Someone behind me honked, urging me to move. I knew the tanker probably would not stop and making that move could be disastrous. To avoid a heart-touching story, I kept my foot on … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 2:12, 27-36 Lori Gottlieb, an American writer, mother and psychotherapist, argues that parents who are obsessed with their children’s happiness may actually be contributing to their unhappiness when they become adults. These parents spoil their children, fail to prepare them for the real world, turn a blind eye when they do something wrong, … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 3:1-10 We were sitting in the gloomy conference room as we focused on the projector, silently pondering how to respond to the issue at hand, when suddenly a smartphone screen lit up as someone read an incoming text message and took time to respond. Almost immediately, both myself and the person sitting next to … [Read more…]
EPHESIANS 6:5-9 Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS was one of the most famous British architects in history. He is best known as the architect who redesigned St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, but his first loves were physics, astronomy and mathematics. According to legend, one day he visited the construction site of the Cathedral of St. Paul and … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 40:27-31 The use of electronic devices requires action on our part, we must connect them to the power source to become functional or be recharged. If we fail to do this, we will not reap the fruits of electricity. I was recently working on my computer at home when I suddenly noticed that my laptop battery … [Read more…]
JOHN 20:24-31 Can a believer in Jesus who occasionally doubts his faith serve the Lord effectively? Some people think that mature, growing Christians never question their faith. But just as we can have experiences that can strengthen our faith, we can also have experiences that cause us to temporarily doubt. The term “doubting Thomas” refers directly to … [Read more…]
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