DEUTERONOMY 8:3 A child was given a new T-shirt for his birthday. He put it on and proudly wore it all day. The next morning he was still wearing the same T-shirt, and his dad asked him, “Son, does that shirt make you happy?” He replied, “Not as much as yesterday.” That is the problem with … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 15:11 There is no doubt that poverty’s reach is both widespread and devastating today. Poor and vulnerable people bear the brunt of disasters and every economic challenge. Even when measures are taken to help the poor, most times the ‘greedy rich’ enrich themselves first at the detriment of the poor. Apart from what we may … [Read more…]
1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 Corinth was home to the Isthmian games – a competition second only to the ancient Olympics. The Isthmian Games took place every two years, during the spring, separated by an alternation of the Olympic and the Pythian Games. Athletes throughout Greece converged at the Isthmian Games. The most prominent building at Isthmia was … [Read more…]
PSALM 20:7 Fear ruled John’s life for fifteen years. Afraid of being caught by the police for his offences and going to jail, he hid at his cousin’s farmhouse, going nowhere and visiting no one, even missing his brother’s funeral. On attaining fifty-one, he learned that no charges had ever been filed against him by … [Read more…]
NEHEMIAH 2:20A Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist who played a crucial role in the fight for the right of women to vote in elections. Though she faced constant criticism and later an arrest, trial, and guilty verdict for voting illegally, she vowed to never give up the … [Read more…]
ACTS 2:1-4 Shavuot is a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost, originally celebrating the spring harvest, customarily commemorating the revelation of the Law at Mount Sinai. Shavuot or Pentecost is a moveable feast, which is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday. Pentecost, as the feast is widely known today is from the Greek … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 6:20 I was on my way home from a visit when I found it. It was ten hundred naira that someone had lost and who at that very moment was possibly desperately searching to find. Someone had that money and lost it. Earthly treasure is often like that. It can be lost, stolen, or even squandered. … [Read more…]
ZEPHANIAH 3:13 The story was told in 2005 of an Ethiopian girl who was abducted and was found by the police after seven days. She was surrounded by three black-maned lions that were guarding her. Seven men had kidnapped the twelve-year-old girl with the intent of forcing her into marriage. They carried her into the … [Read more…]
HEBREWS 12:1 The book of Proverbs offers men much wisdom related to avoiding the trap of sexually immoral relationships with women. However, Solomon’s greatest personal weakest was with women. He is recorded as having 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3). Unfortunately, as he grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 17:45 A theme is the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc. It is the topic. An idea that recurs in or dominates a work of art or literature. The theme directs the story. The Philistines played a dominant role in Israel’s story. They oppressed Israel in the promised land and were … [Read more…]
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