Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14
No crying over spilt milk. This thought evokes the Christian character of inner strength and of hope. This means being positive, enduring, and at the same...
They responded, “Let’s start rebuilding!”
And they got ready to start the work. Nehemiah 2: 18
While I was reading about Nehemiah the other day I couldn’t help but think about the necessity to help one another in rebuilding our communities.
When you ponder on Nehemiah you see that...
NEHEMIAH CHAP.2 V. 17-18
But now I said to them, “ See what trouble we are in because Jerusalem is in ruins and it’s gates are destroyed! Let’s rebuild the city walls and put an end to our disgrace,” and I told them how God had been with me and helped me, and what the emperor had said to...
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not...
The following are from Fr Reynold's Talk on Spiritual Gifts during the Spiritual Empowerment Retreat 31 Oct 2009 at St Joseph's Conference Centre, Bringelly. Used with permission.
What are they?
CHARISMATA (Letters of St. Paul)
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
What memory from childhood days that still pops its ugly head every now and then is that of a boy called Atong. He was sometimes called mockingly as Atong Bulutong. He...
Finally! Thanks be to God! Alleluia!!! I hope it will encourage others to spend holidays in the Phil. during El Shaddai Anniversary. It's awesome! to be with our brothers and sisters praising God. Inspite of heat, dust and rain mind you. In the middle of the night it rained.
The worshipers did not...
"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that it will not be obvious to men that you...