Today, the world is in crisis. People are sick and dying. Many are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief from loss of security and loved ones. YET, there is hope. Paul taught the Corinthians there are
Patience is a hard lesson. In the fast-paced world of fast-food, bullet trains, express lanes, quick fixes, the young and old, rich & poor often seek instant gratification, short-cut to success, easier and faster means
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into
Lento: a tempo that is slow.Tempo, an Italian word, originates from the Latin word, tempus which means time. It was originally used to describe the timing of music, or the speed at which a piece
When you can’t beat them, join them? Yes and no. When a difficult person or circumstance does not change, then I need to stop struggling to change him/her/it. When God does not change the difficulty,
Little by little, one step at a time. He’s changing our hearts and renewing our minds. Teaching us how to be patient and kind, little by little, one step at a time. I learned this
As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have
As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have
In music, the fermata is much more than a rest. In a rest, there is a definite value where music stops for definite number of beats. In a fermata, how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor. How much time to hold before the music continues is not fixed.
When I go on vacation, I know the vacation ends in a week and work resumes after. How about when God puts me on hold for a ministry? Does the music stop? In a fermata, the note is sustained even when the next note is not to be played yet. There seems to be something going on in the music even while on hold.
Saul waited 7 days for Samuel to come. When Samuel did not arrive and the men began to scatter, Saul offered the sacrifices himself. Samuel arrived just as Saul finished the offering. His disobedience cost