Special Season
The Fire is still falling
Pentecost, the day the Fire fell was not a one time event. God still desires the same for us. We can prepare for this great feast by understanding its Jewish background. Nothing happens in the scripture by coincidence. It is all part of God’s great …
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What “Jesus is Risen” can mean for me
So Jesus is Risen. But what is that for me?
Easter is the feast of all Christian feasts, the basis of our faith: And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 1Cor. 15:17 Yes sure, but …
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The Seven Last Words – Meditations for the Seven Visits
The ancient tradition of the Seven Visits can take different forms, typically a series of meditations which follow Jesus’ passion from Gethsemane to Calvary. Jesus’ seven last words on the cross can also serve as an excellent prayerful meditation for us as we visit the …
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Why ‘Losing My Religion, Finding My Faith’?
A skeleton without a body is as dead as the human anatomy can get. Religion without genuine faith and spirituality is also lifeless. If by religion we mean a system of faith and worship but we end up adhering to the system but not the …
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7 questions about Christmas
1. Was Jesus really born on the 25th December? No he wasn’t. The date was in fact a pagan feast which celebrated the return of the ‘dying sun’ at the end of December. From then on the days would become longer. In about 354AD the …
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My Christmas Past, Present and Future
‘Don’t be such a Scrooge’. This character from Charles Dickens’ novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ seems to have been remembered more for his days as a miserable miser than his conversion to a generous man. Yet Scrooge did have a change of heart after he was …
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Halloween: Putting on the right Costume
Costumes, Halloween! Soon many will be celebrating halloween but not in any hallowed way. The word ‘hallow’ is the word for ‘holy’. In the Lord’s Prayer we say ‘Our Father who art in Heaven Hallowed (Holy) be thy Name’. In fact Halloween really means ‘All …
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The Day the Fire Fell – Preparing for Pentecost
Pentecost, the day the Fire fell was not a one time event. God still desires the same for us. We can prepare for this great feast by understanding its Jewish background. Nothing happens in the scripture by coincidence. It is all part of God’s great …
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Stay With Us
In one of our recent meetings, we spoke about the Emmaus disciples who strongly urged Jesus ‘Stay With Us’. Jesus wants to be with us all the times but we need to ask the question: how do I stay with Him? The passage from Luke …
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What “Jesus is Risen” can mean for me
So Jesus is Risen. But what is that for me? Easter is the feast of all Christian feasts, the basis of our faith: And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. – 1Cor. 15:17 Yes sure, …
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