Views: 59Another remarkable faith story was the story of the Roman Officer (Centurion) who came to plead with Jesus for his servant to be healed. Lets read it in Matthew Matthew 8:5-13. When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, “Lord, my young servant  lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible […]

Views: 45One remarkable faith story was the story of the gentile woman who came to plead with Jesus for her daughter to be healed. Let’s read it in Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  A Gentile  woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have […]

Views: 33A “pulley” is a simple machine. It comprises a wheel on a fixed axle, with a groove on its external surface to guide a rope or cable. Pulleys are used to reduce the time and energy taken to lift heavy objects. Evidence of pulleys dates back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia about 2000 years […]

Views: 235 “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from […]

Views: 48I went to a grocery shop with the family just before Christmas to get a few things. While I was selecting the things I went for, my seven-year-old daughter spotted a large soft doll and started pestering me to get it for her. She pestered and pestered me but my budget was very tight, […]

Views: 76The hymn “Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus,” United Methodist Hymn 462 (GBH 162), was written by Louisa M.R. Stead. Biographical information on Miss Stead is very scanty, but the “Blue Letter Bible” website has it that she was born around 1850 in Dover, England; and died in Penkridge, Zimbabwe on January 18, […]