lilian on October 9th, 2007

Let’s put ourself in Martha’s shoes. Wouldn’t you be dead frustrated to hear what Jesus said? Well, unless we understand deeply, we probably think it is nuts to do nothing but relying on God’s Word. Just drop everything in our life and do nothing.

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lilian on October 8th, 2007

I only have time to do my banking on weekends. So, I opened an account with this bank in the poorer part of the city where migrant workers and pensioners flock to because it is in the middle of town and very near the main bus-stop. I was there last weekend because I [...]

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lilian on October 8th, 2007

This is why I am often chided by fellow Christians for not being ‘Christian-y’ enough because in their eyes, they expect me to blend and mould myself into their expectations. If we keep our preachy-preachy, holy-moley facade, people cannot reach out to us and hence, we have shut them out from hearing the Good News.

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lilian on October 7th, 2007

May the Lord
be in my heart
and in my lips
that I may
worthily proclaim
the good news
of salvation
I am doing the daily Shalom prayer and day 7th is about increasing our faith. While I was thumbing through the Bible, this little prayer card drop out. I have forgotten who gave it to me but I think [...]

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lilian on October 6th, 2007

I will not reflect on the Shalom but focus on what I found in Our Daily Bread. This little paragraph makes me so tired.
In giving of ourselves, we manifest the essence of Jesus’ character, for it has always been His nature to think more about others than He thinks of Himself.
I have always put [...]

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