Closer Day By Day

During one of the Bible Study sessions at the ongoing Junior Youth Seminar, we were studying 1 Timothy and for me, this verse resonated very strongly with me. “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” 1 Timothy [...]

“When we say we must listen to God – What do we mean and how do we apply it in our daily lives?” That was the question my wife asked our kids when we were reading the passage from Jeremiah yesterday.  We all know the text book answers.  But how much do we listen and [...]

Last week we read about the two extraordinary births.  Today, we witness the extraordinary start of their ministry. When the time came, John the Baptist and Jesus did not waste a moment. John knew his job was to prepare the way of the Lord and preached a baptism of repentance.  Jesus quoted from Isaiah (Isaiah [...]

Two extraordinary births! -That is how Luke chose to start his narrative of the good news to the Gentiles. This is the 3rd Gospel book we are reading.  One ‘sin’ that I have committed many times in the past is that familiarity with certain passages of the Bible has caused me to skim through the [...]