I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonderful deeds. Ps.9:1 NIV. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 106:1 NIV. On your feet now-applaud God….He made us; we didn’t make him….Enter with the password: ”Thank you!”….For God is sheer beauty’ 100.TM God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his...

I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway’ Rom.7:20 TM Let’s not pretend, we are all caught in the guilt net. Getting in is easy, but we need help to get out. Sadly, some never do. The Bible is clear and simple ‘All have sinned’. Adam and Eve were enticed into it by curiosity. David was drawn into by sexual lust and power. The nation of Israel...

We live in a beautiful world, but suffering is a harsh reality every day. Whatever form pain strikes the human reaction ranges from resilience to acceptance, anger to resentment, fighting to hopelessness. The catastrophic destruction, senseless loss of life, mangled bodies and overcrowded hospitals leave us stunned by its sheer magnitude. Suffering marks the human face with sorrow, anguish,...

  Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you? 2 Cor. 13:5 We are among millions preparing to observe, or celebrate Christmas. How will it be done? With embellishments, or in essence? Let’s consult the dictionary. “Embellishment” is defined as ‘to improve or beautify by adding detail or an ornament, adorn to make more interesting by adding detail’. “Essence” is ‘the characteristic or...