Life has its ups and downs, highs and lows. At one time or another, every man and woman faces severe trials. Even Christians in the most prosperous state cannot escape the testing and tribulations, the pains and pressures that are common to us all. ...

During an evening prayer, I saw a vision of an unusually fat and overweight man. His chubbiness in size went far beyond the ordinary kind of obesity to what we would describe as being grossly fat. The vision also showed that this hefty man was having severe difficulty buckling his belt. Immediate...

The world is stranded in difficult times. Threats of war, fears of terrorism, job insecurities, and disillusionments resulting from the bleak economic climates, are all around us. Even the elites are not spared. While they dress their best for work, beneath their impeccable suits, many of them wo...

The blossom of the cherry tree (<em>sakura </em>), as many people know, is the national flower of Japan. The white blossoms appear in poetry, historical tales, and prose throughout Japanese history. They burst into clouds of brilliant white blossoms in early April to thrill the hearts of people wi...

One early morning in July last year, while in prayer, I felt a striking impression in my spirit that the Body of Christ is entering into a threshold of a new season. Out of this season will spring forth many new opportunities, new ideals, and many things will take place without precedence. Above al...

Many Pastors and spiritual leaders are often placed in a position where they get to hear people disclosing the darkest secrets of their lives to them. I was very surprised to read that the great 19^th century preacher, Charles Spurgeon, once commented that he had heard virtually every sin ...

Stigmata (a plural form of stigma) are open wounds on a person’s body, like those suffered by Christ during His crucifixion. They are spontaneous manifestation of bloody wounds on a person. Blood flows from these wounds (“stigmata”) for an unspecified period of time – then just as suddenly as it c...

“The two most difficult times of life are when we are a teenager and when we have a teenager!” – A Mother of Three Teens...

The collapse of the twin towers in New York has changed the colour of the world for many. The shadow that it cast over millions in the world still hangs around today. Then fear and worry struck as fatality began to arise from the harm of anthrax. There was unrest in the hearts of many. If not threat...

Once, I had a dream. In that dream, I was walking with a friend along a dark lane when suddenly two greenish butterfly-like creatures loomed in front of us and immediately zipped fixedly in our direction. My friend was very swift to respond and with a wave of his hand, deftly smacked down one of t...

By God’s marvelous Grace, I had the privilege of serving Him in full time ministry for the past thirteen years. Prior to me entering into full time work, I was an insurance agent for about seven years. Back then (and I believe is still very much on going now), it was very common for insurance agents...

In the year 1994, sensing the call of God upon my life, I gave up my career as an insurance agent and entered into full time ministry, serving in a church. However, after three years of pastoral ministry, I felt there was a season of change in my life and sought the Lord diligently for further direc...

The inner child is a concept that has been explored by psychologist, psychotherapists, spiritual and religious leaders throughout time. The word “Inner” refers to what exists in our internal awareness as opposed to what exists outside the body which others can see. Some refer it to our true self or ...

Through interaction with people and reading the books and articles of Christian authors, we are quite sure that one of the most undisputed subjects in the Christian context is prayer. Gather the congregations of the various denominations together and see who opposes the importance of prayer in the ...

A casual reading of Matthew 7:1 seems to give a clear answer to this question. "Judge not, that you be not judged" appears to be a blunt command from Jesus that as Christians, we are not to judge others. Or so it seems. These words are often misconstrued to prohibit all forms of judgement. However, ...

In the book of Daniel 12:4, it was prophesied that in the last days, " ........ knowledge shall be increased." Daniel then, was speaking of how mankind would experience a successful progression of acquiring knowledge and in course of it come to a higher level of sophistication in his way of living ...

Mentoring can be counted to take the age of modern civilization. Throughout human history, mentoring was the primary vehicle of imparting knowledge, skills, experience and value from one generation to another....

Early one morning, I was awoken from my sleep by an inward voice intensely saying “Take heed! Do not start off in obedience but end up pursuing your ambition instead …….” Almost immediately, two words began to arrest my attention - “obedience” and “ambition”. As I meditated on these two words, th...

For over a few occasions, we have heard people preaching the ‘Once saved always saved’ message, which says that because we are saved by faith through grace, and not of our own works, therefore we have eternal security and nothing can remove us from it. Not even whatever wrongs we commit could disco...

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system">immune system</a> caused by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV">Human Immunodeficiency Virus</a> (HIV). This condition progressiv...

With the outpouring of God’s Spirit in our churches today, we are hearing more prophetic words and utterances being made all over the land. Prophecies - once hardly ever practised in churches - are now a common exercise in many congregations of believers. The prophetic gift is once again being sti...

Generally, when we refer to a word or sign as "prophetic", we mean that word or sign speaks of something that will take place in the future (foretelling), or that it declares something for and of God in the present tense (forthtelling). Both types contain a supernatural revelation, for they both re...

After the Flood, God promised never again to annihilate life-form on earth. And from biblical inference, we find that final judgment will be reserved until the return of Christ. That meant that life, and all its functions will perpetuate from then, now, and into the future, until the end of the wo...

As the caption speaks, spiritual dehydration describes a situation of a Christian in which the person feels dry within. The spirit man feels as if he was in an arid land where moisture is lacking. Such condition is not foreign to most Christians. Almost every person knows what it is to feel spiri...

Its Christmas time for us again. Though wet and cold like it usually is, Christmas however, comes to us like a beautiful and quiet season, silently and gently drawing the curtains down on every worn out year. This being our first Christmas together, I want to talk to you about a place. To me, th...

Parenting is difficult. It can also be a very complex issue, especially in this competitive modern society where our moral and ethical values are constantly being challenged. With ungodly influences and societal pressures all around us, saying that it is difficult is an understatement. It takes grea...

Tattoos are making a comeback in today’s culture, even among the traditionally conservative Christian community. The trend is that more and more Christians seem to be picking up tattooing as a cool, fun thing to do, regarding it simply as “body art” or a way to express individuality, much like with ...

<strong>“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” --- 1 Pet. 5:8</strong>...

What is the cost of fulfilling the call of God? In the Scripture, God has made clear that the cost is “forsaking all and following Him.” However, in reality, to obey and answer the call of God may often times put us in a dilemma. We want to answer the call but along the way many hindrances cross our...

Living in the last days when all of Creation awaits Christ’s return, we get to see the Spirit of the Lord continually purifying and refining the Church for the return of the Son. Indeed, restoration of the Lord’s ministry is coming to the body of Christ. Multitudes are coming to the knowledge of ...