One of my favorite songs entitled ‘Listen’ is from the gospel artist, Marvin Sapp. LISTEN! How many times has God tried to speak to us, but we failed to LISTEN? The lyrics of the song say, “He's trying to get your attention right now…God's tryna tell you something...I know you got your own plan, but God's got a better one…God's tryna tell you … [Read more...] about Listen (a testimony of Dr. Donna Robinson)
“Advent is a season of candlelight, reflection, and expectation”
The pre-Christmas period, which gets its name from the Latin word for arrival, serves as a countdown to Christmas when Christians honour the birth of Jesus Christ. (In the weeks before Christmas, churches around the world celebrate Advent—a season of reflection and preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ. Candlelight Advent wreaths like this one inside the … [Read more...] about “Advent is a season of candlelight, reflection, and expectation”
Advent Life
Advent is a peculiar time. Here we find a time of silence, a time of wonder; a time of urgency, a time of patience. We have been cultured to cut the tension of the reality of our time, a time ‘passing away’ whilst calling us to live in it, faithfully and well. I, like you, can easily dismiss what is right in front of us because we are busy wrapping, putting up, building … [Read more...] about Advent Life
To our Sisters of Sligo Church and our broader communities
‘the Almighty will not pervert justice’ (Job 34.12). A few days ago, a distant pulpit rhetorically suggested the permissibility of husbands raping their wives during a sermon. During this now infamous sermon, the ineffable argument declared a heinous conviction that “the best person to rape is your wife.” This hermeneutical despondency is possibly the limited verbiage of an … [Read more...] about To our Sisters of Sligo Church and our broader communities
Make 2021 a Year of Gratitude: Cultivating the Habit of Thanksgiving
Author: Dustin Crowe “When we bless God for mercies, we usually prolong them. When we bless God for miseries, we usually end them. Praise is the honey of life which a devout heart extracts from every bloom of providence and grace.” Charles Spurgeon Would you characterize 2020 as a year of gratitude or grumbling? Did you notice complaining rising in your heart and … [Read more...] about Make 2021 a Year of Gratitude: Cultivating the Habit of Thanksgiving