Crying Out to God - 2

In the Bible there are several instances where there were passionate cries out to God, such as the blood of Abel in Genesis, the sin of Sodom, and the persecution of the Hebrew slaves in Egypt………

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Crying Out to God - 1

What does it mean to cry out to God?

There are times in a Christian’s life when our lives seem to be falling apart. The sort of things like bills that cannot be paid, serious health issues, the car has broken down, a loved one has died – and so the list goes on………

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Cats in the Bible

While there are no clear references to domestic cats in the Bible, there are to lions and leopards………..

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Flowers

Flowers give our lives a lift. The colours make the initial impact, but often can be backed up with a pleasant scent to provide a better experience. …………

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‘Why Does a Loving God Allow Suffering?

Many of us wonder why God who is Perfect Love allows people to have physical and mental disabilities…………

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Will We Know Each Other in Heaven?

The subject of Heaven raises a lot of questions about what it will be like when we get there – especially in terms of whether we will meet family and friends………..

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Success

A while ago, two of us got into a lift to get into our respective vehicles. I asked the other man whether he felt that he was winning……..

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There is a Season

A Time for Everything. For a lot of people this list of opposites is interesting, but probably does not make a lot of sense……….

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To Embrace

In 1995 twin girls Kyrie and Brielle were born prematurely. They weighed only 900 grams (2 pounds) each, and they were nursed carefully in their own incubator. Kyrie began putting on weight straight away……….

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Freedom

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed from their oppressors, Luke 4:18 (TLB)

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Forgiveness

Many of us struggle with the forgiveness part of this prayer, and even more so with the comment that follow telling us what happens if we do not forgive……….

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‘I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me’

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)

This well-known verse is usually used when we talk about salvation, but in its true context was a word from Jesus to the whole church at Laodicea telling them that they has slipped badly in their relationship with Him.

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The Way, the Truth and the Life

Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 (AMP)

We are all probably familiar with this verse. We realise that Jesus is the way to a loving relationship with the Father……

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Communication

Ernesto Sirolli’s[1] first project was working for an Italian NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) in Zambia. He was with a group of Italians who decided to teach the Zambian people how to grow Italian tomatoes, zucchini and other crops. Unfortunately the locals were not interested, so the Italian paid them. Even then there was not much of a response.

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Good Health, Happiness and Love.

Anjali Kumar is a Brooklyn-born, first-generation Indian American author, attorney, advisor, and speaker.

Not long after her daughter was born, Anjali thought that she needed to have some of the answers to life’s important questions for Zia. So she set out to find God………………

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Faith

As Christians we know that we must have faith in God, but do we know what this means? Most of us are familiar with the Bible definition which reads …………….

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Gratitude

What Is Gratitude?

Gratitude is described as a spontaneous emotion which occurs when we realise how fortunate we are or when something positive occurs.

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Maybe You Have to Know the Darkness Before You Can Appreciate the Light – Madeline L’Engle

We all enjoy life when things are going well, when our health is good, the bills are paid and our future looks secure. But how long can we stay in this place before we take it for granted and the Kiwi attitude of ‘she’ll be right’ becomes part of our way of life, and we feel self-sufficient?

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Acceptance

Acceptance - to be accepted is to be received by others in a positive way; to be considered worthy of friendship and respect.

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Looking at Self Esteem and Self Belief

In an article in the Nelson Mail[1], Sean Thomas spoke about a book that he was writing.

One Long Summer is the story of a 13-year-old boy taken from his last week at intermediate school through to his first two weeks at high school.

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