Job’s Friends and Wife.

Job’s Friends and Wife.

Job’s Friends For the first three friends of the patriarch, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, the problem is simple: every specific suffering is the result of a specific sin. It is proportional to the severity of the offense. Since Job’s trials are exceptional, he must have been especially guilty, and consequently, the only solution for him […]

Unrealistic Expectations.

Unrealistic Expectations.

Someone once said, “Men marry women thinking they will stay the same for the rest of their lives, and women marry men thinking they will change them. They both end up disappointed.” (Kenneth Hagin) Unrealistic expectations are very common and cause a series of frustrations in couples, as well as in nuclear and extended families. […]

Timothy and Paul.

Timothy and Paul.

According to Christian tradition (if it is to be trusted), Timothy was a long-time bishop in the great city of Ephesus, where he accomplished a monumental work before dying as a martyr at the age of 70 to 75. Throughout his life, Timothy must have often recalled and reminisced about the scene in Acts 16:1-3, […]

Lawyer and Christian: Is It Compatible?

Lawyer and Christian: Is It Compatible?

One of the questions that many children of God regularly ask me is whether practicing as a lawyer as a professional activity is compatible with the life of a child of God. The people who ask me this question know that I am a lawyer by profession and that I sometimes defend people who have […]

THE PRINCIPLE OF THE RECHABITES.

THE PRINCIPLE OF THE RECHABITES.

“Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me.” Jeremiah 35:19 Let’s read together Jeremiah 35:6-10; 18-19 – Matthew 10:16 We were on the bus departing for Daloa (a city in the central-western region of Ivory Coast); […]

What Ruth Understood That Orpah Didn’t Understand.

What Ruth Understood That Orpah Didn’t Understand.

Taomi decided to leave the land of Moab with her two daughters-in-law and return to Bethlehem. However, on the way to the land of Judah, she attempted to release Ruth and Orpah and send them back to their respective homes. At first, both of them refused to leave, but after much insistence, Ruth and Orpah […]

The Three Faces of Fidelity.

The Three Faces of Fidelity.

Fidelity consists of three main facets that are a “must”. There are: (1) Fidelity to God, (2) fidelity to our friends, (3) the action of this fidelity, or in other words, service. These three aspects of fidelity are essential. The first aspect is fidelity to God. Long dissertations are not needed to know that we […]

3 Major Reasons Holding You Back from Writing What You Need to Do

3 Major Reasons Holding You Back from Writing What You Need to Do

Raison #1: You Believe It’s Unnecessary Successful entrepreneur Richard Branson recounts in one of his columns attending a dinner meeting with 30 other business leaders and being the only person taking notes! In this column, Branson makes an important revelation about the Virgin Group, and it should surely make you think: “Note-taking is one of […]

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