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“What did you buy at the store?” I read the question out loud to Mei Mei. She answered promptly. “At the store I bought the bag of chips.” “A bag of chips; not the bag of chips.” I corrected. I tried explaining to her that the is a definite article, an adjective used to describeContinue reading “What is Prayer?”

Merry Christmas, PUYB listeners! Thanks for tuning in! Hope everyone is having a wonderful time of rest and rejoicing. I love this time of year. I love the season, the lights, the decorations, the gathering of friends and family. All the chaos then culminating on Dec 25th, the day the world has chosen to celebrateContinue reading “The Reason for the Season”

Mary Magdalene, is the last person we will discuss in this series of “The Six Unusual Women of the Bible”. I indeed saved my favorite for the end. Most people familiar with the Bible know of her, but, only a few know the truth. Over the years, Mary Magdalene has been tarnished, misrepresented, played down,Continue reading “Mary Magdalene – The Faithful Disciple”

We come across our next unusual woman of the Bible in first century Rome. Emperor Claudius, a cruel and vicious dictator, had had it with the constant dissention between the Jews and Christians. This incites his decree that all Jews be banned from Rome. Priscilla and Aquila, a couple always mentioned together in the Bible,Continue reading “Priscilla -The Teacher”

The beautiful conversion story of Lydia took place in Philippi, a roman colony in Europe. But how did she hear of Christ all the way in Europe? We see God’s providence in her story as Paul and his missionary team are restricted from entering Asia as they had planned and desired to do. The BibleContinue reading “Lydia -The First Century Influencer”

“Create in me a new heart and renew within me the right spirit.” Psalms 51 v 10               The Israelites, led by Moses, finally made their way out of Egypt after about 200 years of enslavement. After 40 grueling years in the desert, they entered the land that God promised Abraham and Sarah, under theContinue reading “Deborah -The Judge”

“Is anything too hard for God?” This is the reassuring question that God asks of Sarai in the midst of her disbelief. A mighty declaration of His omnipotence is exactly what she needed in her moment of hopelessness. With the warmth of a Father and the power of the Almighty He reminds a dejected andContinue reading “Sarah –”

Eve. Through her story, we learn about the creation, fall and redemption of mankind Quoted in the Bible is a conversation between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit about the creation of humans. Gen 1v 26,27 – Then God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them haveContinue reading “Six Unusual Women on the Bible – 1.EVE”

The past many days have been rough and beyond words. It’s been hard to process what we are seeing on our TV screens, on our social media feeds and hearing on the news about Afghanistan. Its all been over-whelming, saddening, and extremely worrisome.  Some of us are enraged at the incompetence of leadership, others areContinue reading “How Do We Respond to the Situation in Afghanistan?”

Sometimes we ask this question in very trying seasons of our own journey as we read the Bible sometimes, we ask this question to defend the Word of God to unbelievers. Let’s start with reading: 1 Corinthians 2 v 14  “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God for theyContinue reading “How Can We Know the Bible is True?”