JETLAG FAITH

JETLAG FAITH

What Jesus calls us to do by faith sort of feels like experiencing jetlag. Jetlag occurs when you travel by plane to a time zone far away from your own and your experience of what time it is no longer matches what your mind and body expect it to be. Now Similarly,...
LOLLIPOP MOMENTS

LOLLIPOP MOMENTS

The following is a guest post, contributed by one of the OPEN Services team members in USA. I watched a Ted talk the other day, about how simple interactions can be more far-reaching than you know. The speaker told a story about how handing out a lollipop on Freshman...
JEREMIAH 4: THE LORD FEELS

JEREMIAH 4: THE LORD FEELS

This is post 3 of 9 about the book of Jeremiah. We will suffer in this life, and not just because of things being inflicted on us. We will suffer to the measure that we become like our God, who suffers willingly on account of our sin. He watches those He loves and...
JEREMIAH 1: THE LORD SENDS

JEREMIAH 1: THE LORD SENDS

This is part 2 of 9 in a series about Jeremiah. Jeremiah was appointed to be a prophet before he was formed in the womb (1:5) and he was assigned his role at a very early age. Jeremiah rebutted, “I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth” (1:6). God replied,...
JEREMIAH: HELP FOR B4Ters

JEREMIAH: HELP FOR B4Ters

This is part 1 of 9 in a blog series about Jeremiah. Christmas was our time to celebrate the great coming of God down to earth in the flesh (John 1:14), entering our mess and beginning the clean-up operation. There are many foreshadows of Christ in the Old Testament,...
SAYING “NO” IN A WORLD OF “YES”

SAYING “NO” IN A WORLD OF “YES”

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Ephesians 5:1, NIV) We moved back to the States right about a year ago. One thing I noted immediately was how many opportunities one...