MEDITATION: Love
I. Words of love Think of the nicest words that anyone has ever spoken to you. What was the situation or circumstance and who spoke these words to you? How did it feel and why has it remained with you?
The silly season is upon us
THERE is no denying we are in “the silly season”. Any object that can be used as missile will be hurled into flight, for one reason and one reason alone: to hurt and thus score political brownie points.
Christian author seeks life and death answers
As a grief counsellor, people look to Dr Clifford Smith III to help them answer the questions surrounding the death of a loved one.
MEDITATION: Proclamation, presentation, purification
A few days ago we had a triple-header when it came to reflecting on the people and practices found in Holy Scripture. The facts of history are also the current events of our faith lives and there is a powerful interweaving of the characters of Salvation history both past and present.
Understanding the importance of our dreams
OUR dreams are our spiritual monitors, revealing to us excerpts of what’s pending for our lives in the spirit realm.
Vacuum in leadership
AT the 114th session of Synod of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands held this week in Nassau, Bishop Laish Boyd lamented the way the 50th anniversary of Majority Rule was celebrated. I join in this lament. I advance that it could have been solved if the Church had only provided leadership.
Bishop Laish Boyd tackles national birth
OPENING the 114th session of the Synod of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday night, Bishop Laish Boyd focused on several topics pertinent to today’s Bahamas, including the national birth rate, an independent boundaries commission, campaign reform and immigration.
The journey to sexual purity
A CHRISTIAN trying to live a life of sexual purity may find it challenging to do so in today’s world, as sexual images and innuendos are to be found all around us – in television, music, ads and social media.
Good works in Crooked Island
AS IT is imperative to demonstrate the love for God in tangible ways, members of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church recently organised a mission trip to Crooked Island where they assisted with the reconstruction of St Paul’s Baptist Church in Cabbage Hill.
Sparking change in youth
AN outreach ministry is hoping its efforts to disciple children sparks a love within them that impacts every aspect of their lives.
MEDITATION: Learning from the Apostle Paul
THROUGH Paul’s obedience we have these wonderful words of the collect or prayer for the Conversion of St Paul (January 25): “O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the whole world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show ourselves thankful to you by following his holy teaching.”
Book review: Dr Leslie Minus offers exciting, refreshing reflection on the life of Jacob
IS it correct to suggest that Jacob stole the birthright of Esau? Was the place of the burial of Rachel the same as the birth of Christ? If so, what was its original name? What is the prophetic connection between the reconciliation of Esau and Jacob…and 9/11? Is prosperity always the result of divine blessing?
Effective Christianity
“What is the church doing” is a never-ending cry in our cultural experience.
Exuma’s police pledge themselves to God
Under the theme “Service To Country Above Self,” Exuma’s Royal Bahamas Police Force was recently honoured in a worship service at the Palestine Union Baptist Church in The Forest, Exuma.
Uplifting the youth one mentorship at a time
The need for mentorship programmes and community outreach within the school system is at the forefront of the minds of many community-oriented Bahamians, even more so given the recent unfortunate events of school stabbings and altercations.
