Category: Faith
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Facing the New Year with Hope
When I was younger, the New Year had always been something to anticipate and look forward to. As I grow older, this kind of tradition becomes less appealing as people get busier with many things. This year has presented us with numerous challenges, too. Politics, economy, disaster – name it. Many things have happened. Probably,…
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Staying Vigilant in Faith: 5 Essential Guidelines
One of the many things that I have learned in my Christian journey is to always test whatever you see, hear, and read regardless of the author being the most popular or the preacher is the most sought-after speaker. My mentor used to tell me that we must be careful with everything because so many…
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4 Things that Help Us Evaluate Religion and Jesus
We, humans are prone to worship God and involve ourselves in any spiritual means to attain our connection with Him. Since people become aware of this, man tries to make efforts to reconcile with God through different religions and spiritual awareness. We can always try our best to be good and to do service for…
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When We Need Grace to Speak the Truth
Have you ever regretted a word or words that you said towards others? Maybe the author of Proverbs 15 knows exactly how difficult it is to choose our words carefully when we are on the verge of getting mad or when we are deeply offended by someone with their words. It is easier to fight…
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Trusting God with Uncertainties (4 Ways to Deal with the Unknown)
For the last years, we were shaken by the uncertainty that Covid-19 has brought to the whole humanity. There were so many unanswered questions of fears and doubts as we had seen the days fell off during these two years. “Social distancing” and “new normal” were the words that we often hear amongst us. “Will…
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The Joy of Christmas
The roads sparkle because of Christmas lights hanging around the trees. People are hurried in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. There’s joy and excitement around. It’s the most awaited time for many – it is Christmas! The spirit of it scattered in the faces of families, friends, and colleagues. It…
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Seeing God in Every Circumstance
There are moments when the faith and trust that we profess will be put to test. If you are a Christian for many years now, you might have experienced Him in many ways where He revealed Himself to you. Yet, despite showing Himself to us for many times, we are still struggling to trust Him…
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Trusting God with Things We Don’t Understand
“Lord, I don’t understand why you seemed okay with this.” This is what I cried to the Lord when I had that season of not getting what the Lord wanted to show to me. I don’t see why His understanding does not align with mine when all I could see is, “this is the right…
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He is Able to Calm the Storm
My mother doesn’t like the water because she fears the tossing to and fro of the waves. They had a sea accident when she was a little kid and all she could remember from that is that sea is dangerous. On the contrary, I like the sea and the ocean. It is not because I…
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Beauty for Ashes
Defeated. This is how I described my life three years ago when I learned that I got tumours in my thyroid. My entire body was paralysed and I could feel the numbness of my entire being as I stared at the white paper that totally changed the course of my life. I was living a…
