Author: Grace Mwaura
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We tell a story of a king who had four sons. At the peak of every season, the king would send out one of his sons to look at a particular cherry tree out in the forest. During winter, he asked his eldest son to go and see the tree and write a description of […]
The Psalm is titled A Psalm of David. Scholars think this Psalm may have been written upon the entrance of the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem during the reign of David (2 Samuel 6). The intention is to lead the people above the pomp of external ceremonies to a Holy life and faith in […]
The New Testament is full of references to brotherly love. In many places where the apostles expound on Christian living within the church, this phrase ‘brotherly love’ surfaces. Paul, the apostle, explained the nature of brotherly love when he wrote to the members of the church in Thessalonica, “But we do not need to write […]
There is a hymn I love, ‘Come thou fount’ I learned it at bible study, and it has become one of my favorite hymns. In the second stanza of this hymn, we find the words “Here I raise my Ebenezer.” The writer, Robert Robinson, wrote it in 1758 when he was only 23, referencing 1 […]
We hear these two terms often in prayer, where one starts to decree and declare. Whether you have heard it before, the question remains, what do decree and declaration mean? Is this in line with the word of God, or do we pray a miss.? A decree is an official order issued by a legal […]
We have all been told about being diligent in what we do, whether in the workplace, school, or even while doing household chores. We can define diligence as careful and persistent work or effort, careful attention, and unremitting application. We can describe a diligent person as assiduous industrious, conscientious, and thorough: not idle, negligent, and […]
What comes to mind when you think of the word restoration? Maybe you are thinking of repairing something that’s broken. That is certainly one interpretation of the word but it’s only one. In the bible, restoration is about returning something or someone to their original state. It is about healing and making things new again. […]
Psalm 20 is a unique kind of royal Psalm, a prayer for a king about to go into battle, in this case, King David. In ancient Israel, entering a battlefield was always an extremely spiritual thing. This Psalm is a prayer and a thanksgiving for the king. In Psalm 20: 1-4, we see a prayer […]
In the Holy Week, on Maundy Thursday, we welcomed our newly ordained priests into the priesthood. In the sermon for the day from Acts 9:15, The Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of mine to bear my name before the Gentiles, Kings, and the children of Israel.” To give context […]
The Holy Week, in the church, is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, observed with special solemnity as a time of devotion to the passion of Jesus Christ. This week happens during the last week of Lent each year. Greek and Roman liturgical books call it the great week because great deeds were done […]
