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Benchmark for Ministry

Benchmark for Ministry

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My Dad, who taught at a university, use to always say, “Not all of my students do well but I take comfort because Jesus had Judas, he did not do that well either.”  For my Dad, Jesus was a benchmark for teachers. When I read John 1:6-13 I found a benchmark for ministry in John the Baptist. I love making… Read more →

Thousands killed in domestic violence

Thousands killed in domestic violence

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“NEW DELHI (AP) — More than 100,000 young women were killed in fires in India in a single year, and many of those deaths were tied to domestic abuse, according to a new study published Monday. Young Indian women are more than three times as likely to killed by fire as their male compatriots, according to an article published on… Read more →

Yellular

Yellular

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I am interested in urban life. I bumped into the urban dictionary today and laughed. It has definitions for urban slang. Here is one: yellular The loudness one adopts in response to a bad cell-phone connection, in the misguided hope that talking louder will improve the connection. “I’m so embarrassed. I went totally yellular at a restaurant last night.” From… Read more →

Answer to Fasting and Prayer

Answer to Fasting and Prayer

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Here we are at the beginning of lent and many Christians and followers of Christ are fasting for these 40 days before Easter. It’s great. A believer I know who lives in Europe was talking to a man who follows a different religion. The follower of Christ explained that he was fasting for Lent. The man replied, “I have never… Read more →

Twitter and microblogging …here

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Ok, I am giving it a try. I started a twitter account and then connected it to my blog. We shall see if it works out well or not. Here is what the Wikipedia says about it: “Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (known as tweets), which… Read more →