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Alive and Living
How about this. Hebrews chapter 4 verse 12 English translations speaks of the Bible as being alive / living. This web site provides a list of comparable translations of verse 12. And, central to Christian thought is this idea - (with the aid of the Holy Spirit) - when reading the bible it's alive and living – to what end? Jesus' Salvation - front and centre.
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Forgetting God
God was on the forefront of my mind when I was desperately hunting for a job. My favourite scripture was Psalm chapter 55, verse 7: 'evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.'
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The Seven Statements
Growing up it was always a tradition in the Devenish house that the family dinner meal would conclude with a Bible reading and a prayer. Often it would be Dad doing the honours, though sometimes one of the kids would be nominated as well.
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How to control what you can’t control
An often under-diagnosed spiritual disorder we have is what I'd like to call 'OCNCD' - Obsessive Compulsive Need-to-Control Disorder.
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Mentally speaking – part 1
Yesterday I saw a post from the Jamaica Observer about a woman whose suicide attempt was thankfully thwarted by passersby in Half Way Tree, St. Andrew.
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Are We Living 'Blessed Be Your Name'?
When the world looks at us during tragedies, what do they see? While the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world, while riots resulted from government takeovers, racial disputes, vaccine mandates, while people lost loved ones to illness, suicide, murder, natural disasters, it was interesting to watch the church’s response across the globe.
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Becoming wholesome
Reflecting on a few gospel songs, I've realized that we make many promises to God, "Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do it" and "I surrender all". Some of our prayers may include asking God to work through us or for us to be like others in the bible. We want God to use us, but we are often not open to it.
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Why worry?
Sometime last week I took my youngest to the doctor and it was a stressful visit. It was that time again … his 18-month vaccination and checkup were due. First thing’s first … he’s not fond of going to the doctor, nor is he fond of injections – but what child is.
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Bank assistance
This is on the mend - big bank transfers have in the past been set for a number of days – a long standing issue where it takes days to see money transferred from one bank (read a mission society) to another bank (read a missionary's bank account).
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Faint Not, Pray!
Can you believe, the year just started and already we are halfway through February.
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Why trusting in God should be the first thing you do
