The patriarch Abraham, had sent Hagar and her son Ishmael away from them. Ishmael was Abraham’s first born son. Though Ishmael was born of Hagar, he was still Abraham’s son and Abraham must have loved Ishmael dearly. But when God told Abraham to send Ishmael and Hagar away, he did it. Now after a couple…
Revelation 2 and 3
The book of Revelation is the last book in the Bible. Most of Revelation, is hard for me to understand. But there are a few things that isn’t too hard to get. In Revelation chapters 2 and 3, Jesus is talking to the 7 churches and giving them encouragements and warnings. And some of the…
The Sparrow story:
My cousin and I were talking in our living room. He was rather surprised to see the sparrows outside on our porch. Seeing them, he said he was going to catch one. He has always been the naughty little brother in our home. I told him that it would be impossible because, even if they…
Sapphire House!
I was in Sapphire house. Grade 11. It was Sports day and all our school were in Union grounds, for the track events. None of us are athletic in our family! Sometimes we pretend like we are. 😉 None of us can run!!! Well, we just don’t have the stamina!!! When Binil was a kid…
The awaiting Bride:
All you married ladies out there, do you remember how you got yourselves prepared for your wedding day? From your eyebrows, to your finger nails… from the colour of your saree to the colour of your footwear… from your hair-do to your mehendi…. From your Jewellery to your make up… EVERYTHING was meticulously planned and…
Time n’ Tide waits for no man!
I read a little parable in a book written by Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Sikh, who had an encounter with Jesus Christ: “A hunter, who while wandering in the jungle, picked up some pretty stones on the bank of a stream. Unaware of their value, he used them one by one in his sling, to…
Merry Christmas!!!
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 I can almost imagine Abram’s emotions…. to leave his place of comfort, familiarity, cousins, brothers, aunts and uncles to a land he has never known before. Yet the Bible…
deep calleth unto deep...Psalm 42:7 