Category: Cultural Wisdom
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What if the thing you keep asking God for is already in your hand? This week, through Scripture, an old Chinese folktale, and some unexpected reminders, I began to realize that maybe I haven’t been waiting for more. Maybe I’ve been learning to use what God has already given me. Come reflect with me, and…
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**Grace to See the Angel Selling Cigarettes** We often have an idea of what someone being used by God should look like. But what happens when the messenger doesn’t look the part? Years ago, on my late-night walks home in Montego Bay, I met an old lady at a little roadside stall. Looking back now,…
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This week, the Holy Spirit reminded me of a truth I didn’t realize I needed: the little things we try to carry on our own eventually become heavy. While the world says, “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” God lovingly says, “Bring Me the small stuff.” Join me as we explore the miracle of the floating…
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There comes a moment in every parent’s life when love reaches its limit, not because we stop loving, but because we can no longer fight every battle for the ones we cherish. This week at our church conference, God used unexpected acts of kindness, an unforgettable childhood memory, and the story of Moses to remind…
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This week, a simple question from a teenager stopped me in my tracks: “What’s the difference between Catholics and us?” As we talked, I realized he wasn’t learning theology in church or at home; he was learning it on social media. That conversation led me to Paul’s visit to the Areopagus, where he brought the…
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Where was the man? That simple question, asked during a VBS lesson, stayed with me long after class ended. How often do we shine a spotlight on one person’s failure while overlooking everyone else’s? And how often are we quick to hold a stone, yet slow to let Christ examine our own hearts? This week’s…
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After preaching a sermon called Show Us the Father, I didn’t expect God to preach the message back to me. A delayed flight, an uncomfortable moment at a store, forgotten groceries, and a grieving neighbor became a reminder that sometimes people encounter Jesus through compassion long before they hear His name.
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Sometimes God’s greatest acts of grace are the ones we never see. This week, a storm rolled through my community with powerful winds, flash flooding, and damage left behind. As I reflected on the roads I traveled, the decisions I made, and the things that could have happened but didn’t, I was reminded of a…
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I had a dream this week that would not leave me alone. Two people I loved were lying in hospital beds. Then a doctor walked in and said, “They’re going to be okay. They’re just resting.” The moment I heard those words, I fainted. As I reflected on that dream, an unexpected lesson emerged through…
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We spend so much time asking whether a story happened that we sometimes forget to ask what it is teaching us. “If I see someone experience something and I have already seen the outcome, why shouldn’t I learn from it?” God’s grace is found not only in second chances but also in the lessons He…
Grace Across Borders: Biblical Lessons and Global Legends 