https://odb.org/2024/10/13/conquering-mountains-together “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.” The saying is apt to describe our Christian walk as our walk of faith is never about going fast but far. We want to last until our dying breath or until the Lord returns, loving Him andContinue reading “Two is better than one”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
Pray continually
https://odb.org/2024/10/11/pray-always As parents, we occasionally get that phone call from our sons telling us about the milestones in their lives. Like the day my elder son received his UK skilled worker visa after he and his employer each had invested substantial sums to apply for it. Or when my second son felt he had messedContinue reading “Pray continually”
Forgiveness and God
https://odb.org/2024/10/10/love-beyond-boundaries A believer husband, in a sudden onset of severe mental illness, took the life of his own 4-year-old daughter. Although the plea of insanity may absolve a person from murder and the possible resulting capital punishment, he will be committed to a mental institution, and the incarceration may last for decades. It is notContinue reading “Forgiveness and God”
Patient endurance
https://odb.org/2024/10/09/lessons-in-patience James 1:12 NIV – Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. I believe one of the byproducts of our life of accessible and vicarious entertainment is instant gratification. We wantContinue reading “Patient endurance”
Bearing fruit in old age
https://odb.org/2024/10/08/running-for-jesus Psalm 92:12-14 12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. They will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, At the workplace,Continue reading “Bearing fruit in old age”
Open Doors
https://odb.org/2024/10/07/bibles-in-the-back-seat I learnt about Open Doors nearly forty years ago, a year or two after I accepted Christ. At that time, I was attending a Methodist outreach in my small town of Pasir Puteh in the East Coast state of Kelantan. This outreach work was started by a group of outstation Christian teachers, and theContinue reading “Open Doors”
God and the ordinary
https://odb.org/2024/10/06/no-ordinary-tree In the world and at the workplace or even in school and university, people always look for extraordinary and exceptional talents. The ordinary are not looked upon because that is the masses. He is the average Joe, or John or Jane Doe, as the average male and female is known in the United States.Continue reading “God and the ordinary”
Our stories to tell
https://odb.org/2024/10/05/god-uses-our-stories Psalm 107:1-2 NIV 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe… Everyone goes through life experiencing some happiness and joy, and yet also tears and heartbreaks. We know from pastContinue reading “Our stories to tell”
Defusing tensions
https://odb.org/2024/10/04/a-hard-day After a hard and long day at work, we are usually tired and just want to chill. Unless something pleasant had happened during the day, our mood would lilely be bad. So, even a simple neutral gesture or word may irritate us and cause us to react negatively and sometimes harshly. Or we mayContinue reading “Defusing tensions”
The 10 spies
https://odb.org/2024/10/03/saying-yes In Numbers 13 and 14, we will find the account of the 12 spies who were sent to Canaan, the Promised Land, to investigate and give an account of what they saw and their assessment of the land. The spies were no ordinary people as each represented a tribe of the Israelites who hadContinue reading “The 10 spies”
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