“As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus.” Luke 19:33-35a Today we remember an event that was recorded in all the Gospels (Mathew, Mark, Luke and John); Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. “And a very…
“Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God. ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. ‘If you follow my decrees and…
We congratulate all our wives and mothers today on the occasion of this year’s mothering Sunday. Mothering Sunday is a Christian holiday celebrated throughout the world; and it falls on the 4th Sunday in Lent. Historically, during the sixteenth century, people returned to their mother church, the main church or Cathedral of the area, for…
“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on earth, and it grieved him at his heart” (Genesis 6: 5). Like in the days of Noah,…
“And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are…
The world is in turmoil. From Egypt, through Syria, Ukraine to Northeastern Nigeria, the story is the same. Death, deaths and more deaths! The usual tales are of Muslims killing Christians. Central Africa Republic has shown not just Christians killing Muslims, but giving them no room for Muslims to live in the same country with…
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the…
”What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him” (John 2: 11 NIV) An African commentator once stated the following about the popular event in the 2nd chapter of the gospel account according to John. “It is not uncommon to…