Views: 75At the time Moses gave the speech in Deuteronomy 31:1-8, quoted in yesterday’s devotional entitled “Before You, and With You,” he was starkly aware of the turbulent relationship the Israelites had with God and the fact that God swore they would not enter the promised land (Numbers 14:20-36). This awareness, together with the fact […]

Views: 76The word “catharsis” is defined by Oxford Languages as “The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.” The interesting thing about “catharsis” is that it is achieved purely through conversation; through the use of words. It makes a big difference by relieving emotional illness, which sometimes lead to and […]

Views: 65One remarkable story of hope in the Bible is the story of the widow of Zarephath(1 Kings 17: 7-16). Most people focus on Elijah, God’s prophet, as the major character in this story. But I see God providing the needs two people in need by bringing them together, in faith.  Elijah took a step […]

Views: 81I remember a story of two mice that were kept under similar conditions of darkness in two enclosures for a long time. One of the enclosures had a small hole through which light filters in every time the sun came up. The observation was that the mouse in the enclosure with the hole outlived […]

Views: 57I read a story recently of a carpenter who made it a point to enter a chapel, which is on  his way to work, and “greet” Jesus every morning before he goes to work. So each day on his way to work, he will go to the chapel and say, “Jesus, I am here […]

Views: 41I noticed some feathers on the carpet under the make-shift bed I use in my home office recently; likely droppings from the feathered duvets  I use quite often. I decided to vacuum them away, but I had some things on my mind I wanted to write down at the time, and got really frustrated […]