Today, Bethlehem is a town of about 50,000 people, with narrow streets winding up, down and around the small Judean hills. One of the places that many of the tourist buses grind their way towards on the edge of town is known as the Shepherds’ Field. It’s a sparse, rock-strewn park with a few low…
On my last Sabbath in Mauritius before moving to Australia on my own, Pastor Hensley Moorooven preached a beautiful and meaningful sermon that has stuck with me since I heard it that day in 2006. He talked about the Israelites in the desert and all that God had done for them in rescuing them from…
Mount Arbel is the largest and most distinctive mountain in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. Where most of the hills surrounding the lake have a gentler feel. Mount Arbel is an abrupt rocky outcrop, rising about 400 metres (1300 feet) above the level of the lake, with commanding views across the region of…
Tossing and turning in bed my eyes were wide open and sleep was literally a dream I couldn’t achieve. I tried so hard to silence the thoughts in my head but they kept shouting louder and louder. I wasn’t nervous about an upcoming test or worried about getting in trouble at school. What was keeping…
Treat others as you would like to be treated. What would Jesus do? These principles are great to live by, however, if taken out of context can be quite damaging. Please don’t get me wrong, I do believe there is a lot of truth in these statements, but for a long time, I had a…
How do you think? Are you an optimist, with the tendency to expect the best possible outcome, to dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation? Or are you a pessimist, with the tendency to see the worst in things and expect the worst possible outcome? Let’s consider how we think, how we can…
I was born into an Adventist family. I grew up going to sabbath school every Saturday morning, sitting in the pews for church and doing Pathfinders. It hasn’t been smooth sailing all the time. It’s been through the lows and everyday life that I have discovered more and more why I’m a ‘sevvie’. Here are…
Love is such an extensive theme! Something we all long for—whether from father, mother, or some other source such as friends… It’s something that we give (shown by our actions) to those who we hold dear to our hearts. Something that God bestowed on us through the gift of His only begotten Son and then…
I’ve always referred to myself as a Christian. Whether that was growing up in an Assembly of God church, or now, as a 24 year old proudly identifying as a Seventh-day Adventist. Although I was always a Christian, I never understood what that meant until God lead me to an Adventist church. The Adventist church…
What Is Faith? Let’s see what the bible says about faith: Hebrews 11:1-3(GNTD): [1] “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.” [2] “It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God’s approval.” [3] “It is by faith…