What is one of the secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s success? Once he said: “I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody.” If we knew and really experienced how much God loves each person, we would stop cursing and speaking evil of others. There is just no point […]
The gifts of the Spirit include healing, faith, wisdom, knowledge, prophesy, miraculous powers, distinguishing between spirits, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues and more. (1. Corinthians 12,8-10) How greatly those gifts can uplift others! How life changing it is for a person to get healed! And how revealing to get a prophesy over your life. […]
Jesus promised to give us his peace: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14,27 While reading this Scripture, do you sometimes think: “Ah, well nice. And how do […]
The first time I read the Bible I was quite surprised. Why didn’t the authors describe what the characters looked like? I had a hard time imagining the plots because I didn’t know what those people were wearing or what color their hair was. By that time, I was used to reading novels. I read […]
Bad things are all over the news; terrorism, disaster, misery etc. The headlines are screaming for our attention about brutal things happening on earth. When you leave your house in the morning, it’s just everywhere; on the newspaper someone forgot in the metro, you walk down a street and hear people talking about it, while […]
Have you ever wondered what it means when Jesus tells us “to become like children”? I guess he doesn’t mean to run around, scream all the time and break things. Then our world would descend into chaos! 😉 Let’s look at Matthew 18 where Jesus first uses this expression. In this part, his disciples ask […]
Run the race! Fight like a great boxer! What am I referring to? Of course: Paul in 1. Corinthians 9, 24-27: 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the […]
Every year before Christmas, my hometown organizes a run through the city. The streets are beautifully decorated at that time of the year. When I was a child, I participated in the youngest category and we had to run one kilometer, about 0.6 miles. My best friend and I were waiting at the starting point […]
Why are you facing troubles in your life and why doesn’t God do anything about it? He could just show his mighty power and deliver a perfect solution! I hear questions and statements like that a lot. It would be so nice if God would just move his hand and change our circumstances right away! […]
Do you recognize the following scene in your life: While single, you are miserable and desperately long to be with someone. You look around and see many happy couples and you get more and more frustrated. And then it happens; you are in a relationship! The first few weeks are amazing and you are filled […]