Significance over Success
Recently, I celebrated my 50th birthday. Reaching this milestone made me think about my life and how I had evolved. It dawned on me that my outlook on life had changed dramatically over a short period of time. I didn't…
Why Did Job Suffer?
Question: Why did Job suffer? Answer: Fear and pride. Moral of the story? Fear and pride always cause us problems, so we are better off without them! How do we know that Job had fear? He said so himself. After…
Fear … A Devil, Not a Feeling
People often refer to having fear as "I feel scared" or "I am stressed". But we need to understand that fear is not just something you feel (I "feel" scared"). It's also not who you are (I "am" stressed). Now,…
Vanity or Honour?
There are basically 2 reasons why we look after our bodies - a wrong reason and a right reason. What should we start with? ... OK. Let's start with the wrong reason so we can at least end on a…
Repentance … a Tool, Not an Obligation
Why did Jesus say we should repent (Luke 13:5)? He said that if we don't repent, we would be destroyed. (Delfina version: If you don't repent, you gonna die!) Was He trying to control us? Was He trying to take…
Need a Hand?
Most of our learning doesn't happen when we gather information. It happens when we begin to apply the information. In applying knowledge, many of us have tried over and over to make the necessary changes we know we should make,…
The Bible and Food
The Bible has a lot to say about food. It gives us insight regarding what God gave us as food. We can eat whatever we want, but not everything we eat is food! Believe it or not! The question to…