Faith + Hope + Love

Worship is not the same as music. You can worship without music. You can even worship music itself. Worship is a posture of the heart that manifests, not only in words and melodies, but a life laid down in surrender and obedience.- Daniel Kolenda

 Depression is not a sin. People suffering from depression are valid and worthy of love and help no matter what the reason behind their pain. There is nothing sinful about being sad, depressed, or worn down by the world (Romans 8:20-22; Genesis 3:14-19). Life can be tough, and it is OK to be upset and frustrated about it for a time. While we cannot control outside factors that contribute to depression, our response to those factors is still our responsibility. Seek counseling. Ask your doctor if medication may be helpful. Ask God for wisdom, direction, and reminders of your status as His beloved son or daughter. Daby Yohanan Is it wrong for a Christian to be depressed? What is depression? What is depression? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines depression as "a mood disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometim...

Kol 3:23Ninport ki travay zot pe fer, fer li debonker, kouma dir pou Lesegner e non pou bann imin. 24Parski zot kone ki leritaz zot pou resevwar an rekonpans ar Lesegner. Se Lekris ki Lemet, e zot pe servi li. 25Si zot fer ditor, li pou ena so konsekans, e pa pou ena preferans pou person.

  ZN 16:32 Gete, ler pe vini, ler inn fini vini, kot zot pou disperse e kot sakenn pou retourn kot li. Zot pou les mwa tousel, me mo pa tousel parski mo Papa touzour avek mwa. 33Mo finn dir zot tousala pou zot gagn lape an mwa. Lemonn pou fer zot soufer; me gard kouraz, mo finn sorti vinker lor lemonn.”

1 KO 13:  4 Lamour bien pasian, lamour li bon. Li pa zalou, li pa arogan, li pa fer fier.  5 Li pa mank manier, li pa egois, li pa les li irite, ou gard rankinn.  6 Lamour pa trouv plezir dan lemal me li gagn lazwa dan laverite.  7 Lamour toultan pe proteze, toultan pe fer konfians, toultan ena lesperans, toultan persevere.  8  Lamour li eternel.

  The first thing we need to agree upon when talking talking about this topic is that there is really only one race—the human race. For example, Caucasians, Africans, Asians, Indians, Arabs, and Jews are not different races; they are different  ethnicities  within the one human race. Other than minor variations, all human beings have the same basic physical traits, and every person is made in the image and likeness of God Himself ( Genesis 1:26-27 ). How cool is that? We get to have similar characteristics as God, such as creativity and having a spirit. And He loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to lay down His life for us. When  John 3:16  refers to the "world," it is talking about the entire human race—all ethnic groups, religions, subcultures, and social cliques included. Racism is nothing new. Sadly, racism has been a plague on humanity for thousands of years. In the first half of the Bible, the Old Testament, God divided humanity into two groups: Jew...