
A Heart Like Lydia
Who was Lydia anyway, and what was so special about this woman? What can we learn from Lydia? (Acts 16:13-15) But let’s start at the beginning: Paul was on his second mission journey. The route […]
Who was Lydia anyway, and what was so special about this woman? What can we learn from Lydia? (Acts 16:13-15) But let’s start at the beginning: Paul was on his second mission journey. The route […]
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 Good works are acts of love. They come from a good mind, good […]
Many years ago, the first Sunday School had opened in a town on the Rhine River. Among the children was 5-year old Sara. She was the daughter of a poor, godly widow and had a […]
In a miserable apartment at midnight, a lonely mother sat at the bedside of her dying infant. But she was not the only one who kept watch in that large house in the silent hour […]
This week, I had a remarkable phone call. A young man from a London financial company wanted to sell me his products. I interrupted him right after his first sentences and said we were not […]
Mrs. Haller lived with her little dog in a beautiful, large house. However, the children who walked past it to school every day rarely got to see her. If, for once, she was in the […]
Theory and practice are often two different things. Often, there is also a great difference between knowledge or insight and our actual physical actions. But God knows our heart and also our responsibility. He often […]
I am very thankful to God that He helped me to pass my final exams for my medical assistant program in mid-July 2020. Going into the oral exam, I was nervous because we had done […]
“Humility” – that is a subject that one does not hear too much about, even in Christian circles. What is that actually: humility? Some claim that it is primarily our sinfulness that compels us to […]
“Beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.” Isaiah 60:13 ASV It is an awesome task and a humbling privilege to build a house of worship to […]