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Pentecost

The word Pentecost comes from the Greek pentēkostós—“fifitieth”, referring to the fifty days (seven weeks) between the start of the grain harvest and the “harvest festival” at the end of grain harvest period (both barley and wheat) observed by Jews (Leviticus 23:15:21). Over time the festival at the start of the grain harvest had combined with the Passover, so that Pentecost always…

El Respeto

Buenos días en esta hermosa mañana que nos ha regalado el señor Jesús. Gracias al espíritu santo de Dios por darnos la satisfacción de poder disfrutarla en todo su esplendor. En el día de hoy les hablaré sobre una anécdota: “La Fruta del árbol” Cada mañana llevo a mi niña a la escuela. En la…

Where have the days gone?

Where have the golden days gone? The days when the laughter of families could be heard through the park;the days when young and old enjoyed the rays of autumn sun.Where have the fearful days gone?The days when families kept to themselves in the park;the days when young and old could not venture far from their home? Where have the golden days gone?The…

Sunday Kids by Zoom

It has been an interesting experience facilitating Sunday Kids on zoom. Activities and acknowledging the different contributions that children make spontaneously has been quite challenging. It was great to have parents involved last week with the group who came on from Church as they were able to help the smaller children with some of the activities. I hope the parents were able…

La Sabiduria

Muy buenos días queridos amigos y hermanos en cristo Jesús, esta es una gran oportunidad para darles gracias a nuestro Dios padre celestial, por todas las maravillas que nos regala en este día, por ofrecernos siempre ese alimento espiritual que tanto necesitamos para que permanezcamos fuertes y regocijados de su santo espíritu. En el día…

Life Lessons from Winnie-the-Pooh

I was looking through my bookshelf and came across Life Lessons from Winnie-the-Pooh. They are very light-hearted, but also make a lot of sense. A LESSON IN DOING NOTHING “Where are we going?” said Pooh. “ Nowhere,” said Christopher Robin. So they began going there, and after they had walked a little way Christopher Robin said: “What do you like doing best…

God’s work and our lamentations

Once when Jesus was criticised for healing someone on the Sabbath, He responded ‘My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I too am working’ (John 5: 16). It seems we don’t often stop to consider what God ‘does’ in His work. Is He Himself above working? What does He do then? There are many instances in the…

Our Daily Bread

Since we have been in lockdown there has been a revival of bread making. We have seen an absence of baking essentials (flour, yeast, baking powder etc) from our supermarket shelves. I have been enjoying trying out new recipes, kneading the dough and that wonderful smell emanating from the oven. Takes me back to my childhood when Saturday was baking day for…

How to survive the Lock-down

‘We are often troubled but not crushed Sometimes in doubt, but never in despair There are many enemies But we are never without a friend And though badly hurt at times we are not destroyed At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus So that His life also may be seen in our bodies.‘ 2 Corinthians 4:…