A rose by any other name is still a rose. The delicacy and fragrant perfume of a rose is counter-balanced by the thorns that structurally coexist with this plant. How magnificent is the design of such a created thing but more importantly, how awesome is the One who created it!
Beauty exists in the midst of harsh surroundings. Paradoxically it is the harshness and the roughness, together with the ever-impeding danger of the ‘thorns’ that highlights the fragrant beauty of…..
We often say when someone is shown the door that he is given the sack. He is told to leave, as a gesture of not returning to that job or place. It is not a nice thing to be shown the door. However, when we are pointed to the door in the Biblical sense, it means the opposite. That is because the ways of man and the ways of God are completely opposite.
John 10:9 says of Jesus, “I am…..
Your birthday is something you tend to always remember because it comes up year after year. Actually, it is the anniversary of your birth that you remember. Some people make a great fuss about birthdays and enjoy birthday presents, party and birthday cake. Other people are very low key about it. Some cultures do not even celebrate birthdays. So why the big deal about birthdays? The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27, ‘It is appointed once to a man to die,…..
Linda Pearl Ramnath
NAB