BEREAVED AND YOU

Death of a Loved One That grief is so specific that Meghan O’Rourke, in her book The Long Goodbye – written after her mother’s death,  quotes  Iris Murdoch: “The bereaved cannot talk to the un-bereaved.” Yesterday was the completion of 19 years in total since the demise of my dad. However, the immediate response to that tragic incident was quite obvious but over the time in many ways the Lord has taught us, as family,  to stay strong. Since the time I knew the...

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DEPRESSION & SUICIDE

Depression is real, and if you are struggling with it you are not alone. Depression seems to have been the bane of many of life’s great leaders. One of the leading reasons of disability today, according to the World Health Organization, is depression. Which, when increased, leads to suicidal attempts. Writing of this article arose from the heart saddening recent news of the Linkin Park Band member’s suicide (hung himself) demise, of whose, until I got saved as teenager, was a fan. Other members...

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Can The Joy Be Your Strength?

Nehemiah 8:10 ...the joy of the Lord is your strength.” How does that be a possibility. Because the concept of strength is understood to be something that holds power or capacity to withstand some amount of force or pressure.  When life encounters us with its tempestuous storms of temptations and human suffering everything that holds one's faith in God up seems shattering. In a situation like that if something that can continue to fuel believer's faith and trust in God is nothing...

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Act of Worship Vs. Life of Worship

S Psalms 50:23, 1 Samuel 15:22 He who worship me honors Me (ACT OF WORSHIP);              And to him who orders his way aright (LIFE OF WORSHIP)        I shall show the salvation of God. For Obedience is Better than Sacrifice. Not only worship but character.  These days worship concerts are in trend. Too many Christian youths are caught up in the mood of praise and worship in its musical manifestation. Music...

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Ten Commandments of blogging

On the mountain long ago Moses received God's law. I haven't been up to a mountain or anything, but I thought I'd use this pattern to make some points about blogging (and micro-blogging, too, if you're in to social media like Twitter).So here you go with the Ten Commandments of blogging...1. Thou shalt offer fresh and personal content and perspective with thy blog that you and only you can produce.2. Thou shalt carve with lexis that common folk can twig (translation: You will write using words that real people can understand).3. Thou shalt not tear someone else down with thy blog....

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GOD OF BROKENNESS: A POEM

Text: Psalms 34:18, Isaiah 57:15 Broken soil ready for grain,  Broken clouds showers rain,  Broken seed ready for breed,  Creation proves this indeed,  With agony,  Broken Father agreed  To Slay His son,  For your saving need Broken Christ walked the way, Giving us His first lead  Praying always while alive,  At Gethsemane He did bleed  Broken Spirit He gave,  To help us when we plead  God's simple creed,  A broken heart...

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