Sports have always been with me. My favorites are football (soccer) and tennis but I can also play basketball, table tennis, badminton, etc. Don’t get me wrong—I am no super athlete and I can barely play many of the aforementioned...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12) The year 2013 is almost over. I consider this time of the year a special one. For one thing it reminds us of the passing of time. Indeed time flies (especially if like...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments” (2 Timothy 4:13) The most precious gift my parents ever gave me? That’s easy—it is the love of reading. My...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the LORD?" (1 Chronicles 29:5b) The signs are all around us. Our membership has doubled in the last few years to almost 50 (yes, TBC are not a mega-church, not by a long shot!)....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
By nature we are afraid of change—we love to be in our comfort zone. This is understandable because we have already configured our lives based on our present situation. In addition, we have an innate fear of the unknown. Change brings...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (Romans 12:4-5) Diversity is a fact of life. Natural and human...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Mathew 6:34 ESV) One of the main reasons why people feel down is looking back or looking ahead. Dwelling on the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19). When I was younger, I love to talk (usually about myself!). As I advance in age, one of the things I learned is that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I grew up hating music. As I child, my parents enrolled me in piano lessons but on numerous occasions I literally cried out of frustration while pounding the key board (needless to say, my budding piano career ended pronto!). In school, my lowest...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It’s hard to believe what we were seeing on television. Three people dead and scores injured as two bombs went off during the Boston marathon. Just like many people around the world we followed what happened in the next few days with awe...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
