Do you enjoy the Advent season? Some people enjoy this time of the year and others feel so overwhelmed with all the preparations, planning and events that they can’t seem to find the time to […]
During a time when Christians were persecuted, a certain man resided in the catacombs, the underground tunnels in Rome. It is very dangerous to venture into these channels as it is very easy to become […]
“It is later than you think!” – This phrase is written on a garden wall in the Chinese capital of Beijing. Of course, this does not mean your watch: you would quickly get it adjusted […]
No proof is required to verify that life is short and uncertain. We experience this daily. We get so attuned to this fact, and instead of allowing it to make an impression on us, we […]
Many believers perceive the necessity of a revival. Many people in our time are defined by spiritual emptiness. Even among believers, self-centeredness, shallowness, love of worldly pleasures, and indifference towards God’s expectations seem to be […]
“Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” (Acts 12:5) It was March 2018 and I was preparing for our Kenya missions trip. I went […]
A young girl, whose godly mother had passed away, had spent 6 years with friends of her mother, who were also believers. After that, she returned to her home. At the home of her mother’s […]
“Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David.” 2 Samuel 23:13 When we visited southern Germany a few years ago, I was often drawn outside to view […]
The Holy Scriptures often use trees as a symbol for people. We read in Psalm 1:3: “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its […]