Why is it very hard to tell your brothers and sisters what they really need to hear? You watch them hurting themselves and others. Then you start the “last words” scenario in your mind and rehearse what needs to be said. By “last words” I mean the words that a […]
Today my Muslim friend is coming to visit. This is part of her last email to me: Sister I have pure, clean intentions to show you the Truth of Islam….I have been honest with you that I am NOT open to Christianity what so ever in the sense that I […]
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved […]
Today I said bye to my son, my daughter-in-law, and my grandson. We had them for a very blessed week. The house looked like it has been hit by a bomb! A bomb of love, joy, laughter, and precious moments of bonding with the addition to our family. Thank the […]
Since most GMTers joined Facebook, there has been a steady decline in GMT posts. It has become easier to communicate with a larger number of contacts and acquaintances and who wants to duplicate their posts? Do not get me wrong, I like Facebook especially as we have family overseas and […]
For the last few weeks , our pastor has been taking us through prayer in the Old Testament during our mid-week meetings. These are some of the things that I learned: 1) Moses’ tireless intercessory prayers were a dialogue not a monologue. 2) Willful prayer is getting our own way […]
My neighbour Julia is a Lebanese widow in her seventies who speaks very little English. When we moved to her neighbourhood eight years ago, she was kind and friendly but from a distance. You need to understand that she was purposely distant with me after she knew that I was […]
How sad is it when we identify more with the enemies of God then those that are in His family? How many times have we heard the phrase (and maybe said it too), “He/she is better than many Christians I know.” When I first read in the Old Testament about […]
What should be the first thing you blog about? Well, I am not sure yet… I have read all the blogs on GMT and liked some and thought others went right above my head. There was one blogger that I looked forward to reading her blog as it always cheered […]