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I am his kid
© August 14, 2018 | Schulter Etyang Hey, whose kids do you love? Yours or your neighbours? Yours or your sister’s kids? Yours or your best friend’s kids? The answer is obvious. You love your own kids more than even your own relative’s kids. Parents who say that they love other kids as much as their own, usually, are trying to overemphasize a point....
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My dream last night
© August 13, 2018 | Schulter Etyang I had a dream last night. I was invited to speak to a group of people about grace. I spoke at length, although I cannot remember the exact words. But I was speaking about grace and human effort and how Jesus has done it all for us. All we need to do is to receive what he has...
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The scariest verses in the Old Testament
© August 8, 2018 | Schulter Etyang In my view, these are the scariest and most devastating verses in the Old Testament. Jeremiah 15:1-2 (NKJV) Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. And it shall be, if...
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Jesus obeyed all of God’s commands for you
© August 1, 2018 | Schulter Etyang Jeremiah 11:3-5 (NLT) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my...
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The nameless servant
© July 24, 2018 | Schulter Etyang The prophet’s words in Isaiah 42:1-9 reveal an unnamed servant. “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! Who is this servant? Of course, the prophet’s prediction was about Jesus. The prophet tells us that Jesus, the second person of the Godhead would show up, and be without a name, and...
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Thank you, Nelson Mandela!
© July 17, 2018 | Schulter Etyang Nelson Mandela, what a man! What a life. His persona, endearing. His heroic deeds, unmatched. A man who lived way before his time. A man who peered into the future, anchored himself in the present, reconciled the past and led not only South Africa but also the rest of the world into the future he envisioned. His...
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What if you met the most powerful person on earth?
© July 4, 2018 | Schulter Etyang You have had this desire for the longest time to meet someone that you really admire. This person is very powerful and wealthy. They have influence. They have credibility. Their gifts and talents are without comparison. They have topped the list on TIME’s 100 most influential people. Not once, not twice, but since TIME magazine started compiling...
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A grace perspective on the Parable of the Talents
© June 29, 2018 | Schulter Etyang I still maintain that the Bible is not about us but about Jesus and his work for us. Failing to do so makes reading the Bible a dangerous endeavour. Whenever we superimpose ourselves on the Bible, two things happen; pride or apathy. When we read the Bible and discover that we have attained to its ideals, it...
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No way Jesus, You come!
© June 21, 2018 | Schulter Etyang I’m sure you are familiar with Peter’s story and how he walked on water. It’s a Bible story that is as old as your Harry Potter’s novels or your Lord of the Rings trilogy. Even if you are the irreligious type, you have certainly heard of this story. It’s a popular cultural expression for doing something that seems nearly...
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Happy Father’s Day
© June 17, 2018 | Schulter Etyang On Father’s Day, many of us will wake up with a feeling of angst. It is supposed to be a day when we are celebrated but to most of us, it’s a day burdened with regrets because everything will be geared towards reminding us of our failures. Worse, the day is on a Sunday. We will feel...
