By: Denis Toderashko Assimilation is a slow process where a person or a group of people adopt the ways of another culture: fully becoming part of a different society, the country they moved to. It was one of the things that Moses and Joshua repeatedly warned the Israelites about before they entered the Promised Land. [...]
By: Alex Slobodyanik Queen Vashti said “no” when King Xerxes requested her presence at the banquet. I could care less about what happens in the families of the celebrities. It’s their personal business. It’s just another family feud. Yet, King Xerxes’ counselors thought otherwise. They knew for sure that one [...]
By: Inessa Deshkina Servants of the kings always had certain guidelines, mentalities, and expectations. We can trace this back to the Old Testament when king Nebuchadnezzar has specific guidelines for eunuchs who would serve him. Although God gave His son Jesus for all, as the almighty King, doesn’t [...]
By: Liya Abramova Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them, “Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you push with side and with shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns until you have scattered them abroad, therefore, I will deliver My flock, and they will [...]
By: Mark Alyabyev When I was younger and wanted to go outside and play with my friends, I would go ask my mom for permission. If she said no, I would then proceed to ask my dad in hopes of getting things my way—one way or another. While my parents no longer have authority over [...]
Give Me What I Want! By: Denis Toderashko I remember bidding on a car I really wanted. My anticipation grew as the day of the auction approached. On the day when the car was supposed to become mine, I got a call from the person that was bidding on it for me—it had been sold [...]
Quit “God Told Me” Talk By: Alex Slobodyanik I have recently begun hearing more and more how lightly Christians use the phrase “God told me.” “God told me to go to the park,” “God told me to give a call to my friend,” “God told me to buy a car,” “God told me to lay [...]
What Spirit Moves You? By: Inessa Deshkina When you go about your day, what moves you? Is it fear, selfishness, love... What is the leading force behind your choices? We are instructed to pray always, to rejoice always, and to teach all nations about Christ's saving power. As we do this let's own our beliefs, [...]
Where Does God Live? By: Liya Abramova ‘Where is God?’ we sometimes wonder, and God has an answer, “I dwell on a high and holy place, and also with the contrite and lowly of spirit in order to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite." God, who declares that He lives on high, [...]
When the Going Gets Tough, Where Do You Go? Difficulty can strike us at any moment in our lives. Whether it be the stress of school, hardship at work, or conflict in a personal relationship—we will look for and run to a place of comfort. It can be as simple as opening the fridge and [...]