One of the biggest social issues being debated right now by candidates running for the office of President of the United States of America is the topic of abortion of the unborn baby. Many of them are pro-choice and feel threatened by the possibility of the Roe v. Wade law being overturned, so restricting pregnant women and girls from getting abortions. These individuals want to make sure they don’t lose this right to abortion and are doing everything within their…..
Gwendolyn Cotterell-Eidukonis was born in April 1964 in Jamaica, West Indies. Her parents, both farmers, lived in the country on a small farmland in a little village called Peace River. Gwendolyn is from a very large family and is the seventh of twelve children. Following her graduation from Bellefield Secondary School, Gwendolyn went to work at a local chocolate manufacturing company as accountant assistant. While there she attended West Indies College part-time and received an associate degree in business administration…..
Every so often I encounter someone who doubts the authenticity of the Bible. They claim that because it was written by man, it is prone to mistakes. Many others dismissed it saying that it was written thousands of years ago and does not apply to us today. However, I can testify to one and all that the Bible is true, that it is the inspired Word of God, that it applies to us today and that its stories will never…..
This picture grabbed my attention as I walked into our kitchen today and saw it on the refrigerator door. It has been sitting there for the last several years but today as I gazed at it, the year 2005 flooded my memory. Steve and I had just gotten engaged and were planning our wedding. We were so happy and so in love with each other! Today, as we look forward to celebrating our eleventh wedding anniversary next month, we are more in…..
Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need (Proverbs 21:13). The book of Proverbs tells us plainly that if we shut out the cry of the poor, no one will hear us or respond to us in our own times of need. If we however open our ears to their cry and show mercy and love, in our times of needs, someone else will come to our rescue. …..
Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3 NIV). In the book of Matthew chapter 18, the disciples of Jesus asked Him, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” In response, Jesus called a little child, placed him in the midst of them and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means…..
Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23 NIV). What does it mean to deny self, take up our cross and follow after Jesus? It means to turn away from our selfish ways and ambitions and humbly submit our will to God. This means we say no to our selfish desires and yes to the will of God. It is dying to sin daily and asking God to…..