The blood shall be a sign
Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. (Exodus 12:13) “The blood shall be a sign…” The Hebrew word for sign is “Ot”…
Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions partners with TWU to train executive African leaders
The Kurumbuka Leadership Hub in Kigali, Rwanda, buzzed with energetic enthusiasm as 33 executive leaders from nine African countries gathered to embrace the academic challenge of prepping for the potential of being accepted into the Masters of Leadership degree with Trinity Western University. They gathered under the umbrella of the Abundant Leadership Institute (ALI) where…
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Persecuted for their faith
Pakistan (good news) The recent directive from the Lahore High Court to strictly enforce anti-child marriage laws has raised hope among Pakistan’s Christians of some protection against their underage girls being forced to convert to Islam and wed their kidnappers, sources said. It also ordered chairmen of union councils to promptly annul any underage marriages,…
An Interview with Marvin Brubacher, of MentorLink Canada
Servant leadership is a command of God; as we seek to become more Christ-like in how we live our lives, we must learn to follow Jesus’ example. After Jesus washed His disciples’ feet in John 13: 14, He then said, “go and do likewise.” Why? Jesus knew His position as Son in God’s Kingdom; He…
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New Books recommended by House of James bookstore
Non-fiction: Strange Religion By Nijay K Gupta Baker Publishing Group The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today’s believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and lived a unique lifestyle. They…
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While it was still dark
A couple of weeks ago, my laptop suddenly turned itself off and wouldn’t turn back on. I’m not sure what happened since I had stepped away for a moment. But I had noticed the fan seemed to be running more than usual, and when I returned to my desk, I found my laptop had failed.…
Looking your best on a budget
Ask any woman and she will tell you that Queen Esther’s year of beauty treatments would have cost a King’s Ransom. Like people in Esther’s day, men and women still spend a small fortune on beauty products and treatments today. While it’s true that beauty is only skin deep, studies have shown that if a…