2Corinthians 3:18

COMFORTING OTHERS, GLORIFYING GOD!

(March 12, 2025) Dr Richard Winter shares encouragingly…

Some of you may remember Art Linkletter hosting Kids Say the Darndest Things TV program. It had excerpts of kids sharing experiences on different issues one of which was prayer.

For instance, a little girl talking to God prayed, ‘Dear God, thanks for my little brother. But what I prayed for was a puppy.’ How’s that for an honest prayer.

A little boy prayed, ‘Hey God, could you just stick another holiday between Christmas and Easter because nothing is good there right now.’ Kids can live for holidays, can’t they?

Kids grow up and their prayers become much more profound! Adults who don’t believe in God often struggle with the question: ‘How can an all-loving, all-powerful God allow evil and suffering to exist?’

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JESUS’ LOVE, GLORY AND GRACE!

(March 06, 2025) Norman and Margaret Moss share another precious meditation…

As most of our friends are aware we send out short videos each week in collaboration with Vessels of Virtues Ministries. These days we are using some pictures in the background and are always grateful for the help friends give in sending us favourite landscapes of their own that we can use.

Seeking an Image
However, just occasionally when desperate I involve the help of AI. Recently I was in search of a picture representing the baptism of our Lord. AI supplied one… but I had to point out that it was immersion not sprinkling, and the water being poured on the head of Jesus had to be removed.

I also pointed out that I’d discovered on close inspection that John the Baptist was not only gracefully robed in garments deemed appropriate by the artist, but was also wearing glasses!

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KABOD — GLORY!

(October 28, 2024) Editorial note: Although it’s been many, many years since Dr Jim McClure explained about this Hebrew word we find that many readers keep discovering his article and appreciating it. So here is a reprint that we’re confident will bless many.

Dr Jim shares…

Christians often use the word ‘glory’ but usually do not have much idea of what it means! The Hebrew word for glory, kabod, is found 200 times in the Old Testament and its development is interesting.

Development
The root of kabod actually means ‘heavy’ and is associated with the liver (Exodus 29:13), which is the heaviest of the internal organs.  The use of the word as ‘heavy’ is seen in a number of Old Testament passages such as Psalm 38:4KJV, ‘For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.’

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