Sometimes we think we have to be perfect, or at least try to be. Other times we have a nagging thought that because we have not been kind, gracious or generous enough, that perhaps God is pointing his finger at us. Reading about Sarah, particularly how she handled Hagar, makes me ponder how gracious God […]
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What three words do you remember most? For the first few years of my Christian life, Remember Lot’s Wife was on my mind all the time! Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32 (KJV) Jesus said this when he was explaining about the coming of the kingdom, and that it would come suddenly – just as the
Lingering and Looking Back – Genesis 19 bible devotional Read More »
Being in the waiting room in the hospital is scary. Even if the risk of surgery going wrong is not high for your loved one, seeing all the other families waiting for theirs is gut-wrenching. Life has its own waiting room of sorts. We may be waiting for our health to improve, waiting for a
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Our society is based on meritocracy and believe that if you are smart, talented and put in the effort, that you get rewarded for your achievements. The idea of being rewarded is pretty much ingrained in how everything works – just open up the apps on our phone and the majority of them are about
Doing the Right Thing – Genesis 14 bible devotional Read More »
Just like our physical space, our mind can get cluttered. We can end up with a busy brain that is all over the place, instead of a focused brain that helps us have the better life we want. There are many mind-decluttering tips, some of the more common ones are: Getting what’s in our brain
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Rainbows feel magical – as kids, we drew rainbows in the sky, and rainbows seem to capture our imagination. During the pandemic, people drew rainbows and hung them outside their windows as a sign of hope. Rainbows is also a sign of covenant that God made with Noah and the earth. 13I do set my
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You know how sometimes we want to take on something good, something we feel convicted about, but it seems like too BIG a thing for us to do? In Genesis 6, God asked Noah to build the ark – it is a huge ark, estimated to be 450 feet in length, 75 feet in width
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With the start of the year, I have put my career on hold to focus on (this) creative work that brings me joy and which I feel is a form of worship. I’m also helping my kiddo with her studies, something which is not fun but is joyful, in the sense that I’m helping family
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A new year tends to trigger a mixed bag of emotions, especially now when we have gone through so many changes in covid-world of 2020. As I read Genesis 1 today, I noted that God said it was good 7 times (v4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31) after he created the day, earth, plants,
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