“When Jesus was baptised, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.” (Matthew 3:16) “There appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and [...]
It is a myth and a fallacy to assume that there exists a perfect Christian community. The early Church faced as well its own set of challenges inter-community, intra-community – within and from external forces. For example we see in Acts 15: 37 – 40, that Barnabas wanted to take with them John Mark, but Paul disagreed with his [...]
Image source and credit: Dubai SIM Cards Internet, https://dubaisims.com/internet/ Many years ago, before the advent of the Internet and of social media platforms, I kept a snail-mail correspondence with a number of pen-pals that I had known through pen-pal forums in magazines. There was a certain romantic idea of keeping a far-reaching correspondence and receiving letters in the post. [...]
“Stretching out his hand toward his disciples, Jesus said, ‘Here are my mother, and my brethren! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Matthew 12:49-50) “God said, ‘I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord [...]
While Stations of the Cross is particularly emphasized during Lent. we can actually pray this prater all year round. In times when we can’t go to church to pray in front of the stations on the walls, we can see this as opportunity to pray at home with our family. 14 Stations at Home Step 1: Choose one set of [...]
Whether we feel if we were born to be a leader or not, all of us have been given leadership in some area. As Christ-centered leaders, our goal is to positively influence others and change hearts according to the word of God. We can show Christ in our workplace and through leadership by being responsible, living life with morals and [...]
One of the things I dislike more than public speaking is difficult conversations. According to Google, “A difficult conversation is any situation where the needs/wants, opinions or perceptions of the involved parties are diverse, with their feelings and emotions running strong. Usually the reason behind such strong feelings and emotions is that they have a lot at stake and they dread the consequences [...]
What year were you born? Are you a rat, rabbit or like me, a horse? During the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown and even in some heartlands, you will be able to find the Chinese zodiac featured prominently to help you discover what’s in store for you in 2020. It is exciting reading, isn’t it? But you don’t really [...]
In 2020, we are reminded by our parish priests to choose an area we would like to improve on and start working on it. Let’s begin with a topic that we often take for granted - Stewardship. Owner VS Stewardship There are 2 ways to look at things - Owner or Steward. Which is better? Owner An Owner perceives that [...]
Let’s say that there is a major athletics race or tournament at the end of the year that you have signed up for. Would you prepare for the competition by stuffing yourself with doughnuts and watching how other athletes train by watching as many Youtube videos as you can, or would you begin a dedicated Strength and Endurance training, followed [...]