“On Our Way Rejoicing!”
“On Our Way Rejoicing!”(Act 8:26-39)In a small African village a Christian missionary tried so often to convert an old African. The man was not interested; despite all the convincing. Then one day the missionary read the genealogy of Jesus in the man’s hearing. The man said, now that I know that this Jesus had ancestors […]
“Rite If Passage Into Newness!”
“Rite Of Passage Into Newness!”(Col. 2:11-12).Back in the days in Bali Nyonga circumcision was an initiation rite into manhood. It was a rite of passage into becoming an adult. Before the young men were gathered together to go for the rite, some were already betrothed. The period of healing after the circumcision took about three […]
“No Turning Back!”
“No Turning Back!”(Jn. 6:66-69).Jesus had just talked of how one had to eat his flesh and drink his blood to qualify for heaven. Many of his disciples considered this to be a hard teaching that couldn’t be accepted.Eating the flesh of Christ is not hard to understand; it is hard to accept – even today. […]
“A Commensurate Reward Is Awaiting You!”
“A Commensurate Reward Is Awaiting You!”(Mt. 19:27-30).St. Patrick is said to have been the one who first introduced Christianity in Ireland, ca 432 AD. Ireland was a land inundated with gods. History has it that the king sat in council to deliberate on whether to embrace the new faith or not. The priest of their […]
“Carry Your Cross…!”
“Carry Your Cross…!”(Mt. 10:34-39).One of the cherished attributes of the Lord Jesus Christ is “Prince of peace”(Cf Is. 9:6). At his birth the heavenly host announced his birth to the shepherds with “…on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests”(Lk.2:14). And he told his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I […]