“Lenten Affirmation!”
“Lenten Affirmation!”(Mt.6:16-21).Today marks the beginning of Lent season 2025. The day is called “Ash Wednesday,” as on this day, Christians receive Ash on their foreheads. The Ash symbolically reminds us of human frailties and mortality. It reminds us of the need to reconcile with God.The penitential Lenten season lasts for forty days, ending on Holy […]
“Uncomfortable Christianity For Lent!”
“Uncomfortable Christianity For Lent!”(II Cor.11:21b-29).Comfortable Christianity seems to be the commonly preferred perspective of modern-day Christianity. Maybe to call it modern-day is an overstatement. The rise of monasticism in the 3rd or 4th century was partially an intentional refusal of comfortable Christianity.In comfortable Christianity, God’s blessing is mostly limited to wealth, riches, protection, security, good […]
“A Suicide Mission For Our Sake!”
“A Suicide Mission For Our Sake!”(Mk.9:30-32).All beginnings have their endings. We know that each one of us will someday exit this world. We are mortals; and there is nothing we can do about it.Make the most of the world while it lasts, but don’t forget that you are a pilgrim.The question is, “What are you […]
“Punishment With Love!”
“Punishment With Love!”(Gen.3:17-24).Today is “Seed Blessing Sunday” in the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC). Seeds are brought for blessing because we have entered the planting season.March is, therefore, a month in which, through our efforts in tilling the soil, we expect a short-term future reward of harvest.Planting season, however, is also a period reminding us […]
“The Active Word Of God!”
“The Active Word Of God!”(Heb.4:12-13).In a jubilant way, a young man told his friends how he had freed himself from all the “dos” and “do nots” of the Bible. His friends wanted to know how he was able to overcome such a herculean task. He replied that he had decided not to read the Bible […]