“Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up…” (Proverbs 24:16 NIRV) REFLECTION  Have you ever experienced deep disappointment, so much so that discouragement dragged you down into a pit of despair, where you felt like you couldn’t go on? If you have, you are not alone. I know how that feels… Continue reading Get Up & Go Again

“Do your best, prepare for the worst— then trust God to bring victory.” (Proverbs 21:31 MSG) Read full chapter REFLECTION  What does preparation look like to you? For me, I wouldn’t dare prepare without prayer, because I’ve seen what happens when I prayerfully prepare and when I don’t, and the former is for sure the… Continue reading Prayerful Preparation

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) REFLECTION  As believers, the foundation of our faith is the steadfast love of… Continue reading Sacred Signals

“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?” (Matthew 21:16 NIV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  I once had a very unexpected experience with a particularly challenging student. During a brief break from… Continue reading Attuning to Truth

“…At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” (Isaiah 60:22 NLT) Read full chapter REFLECTION  I have a thing about punctuality. By the grace of God, I’ve worked at the same education centre for more than five years and I haven’t been late for one scheduled lesson to date. So, when something… Continue reading Divine Timing

“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient… Continue reading True Colours

“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the… Continue reading Love Never Fails

“Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do… Continue reading Growing Goodness

“For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another.” (Galatians 5:13 AMPC) Read full chapter REFLECTION  I have experienced the terrible consequences of sin-soaked selfishness and I’ve experienced the indescribable peace and joy… Continue reading Free to Serve

“Those who are kind benefit themselves.    But mean people bring ruin on themselves.” (Proverbs 11:17 NIRV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  During my first year in China, I came across an emaciated, distressed kitten that was tied to a grate and drenched in the pouring rain. With help, I rescued and cared for this helpless animal and… Continue reading Cultivate Kindness