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 * INSIGHTS FROM THE SOLAR ECLIPSE
   
   The Bible declares God made “light shine in our hearts so we could know the
   glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:6)
   Scripture also says Christ's “eyes were like flames of fire ... and his face
   was like the sun in all its brilliance.” (Revelation 1:16) Jesus appeared to
   Saul on the road to Damascus as a blazing “light from heaven brighter than
   the sun.” (Acts 26:13) Is it a coincidence that Jesus' death on the cross
   “was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three
   o’clock”? (Luke 23:44) Indeed, the very next verse says, “The light from the
   sun was gone.” All of these descriptions sound somewhat like an eclipse. This
   also calls to mind a psalm of praise penned by King David (Daood), “The
   heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies proclaim the work of his
   hands.” (Psalm 19) So it leads a person to wonder, “How do the sun, orbiting
   planets, the moon, including a total eclipse proclaim God's handiwork and
   glorify him?
   Read on...


 * SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE MODERN WORLD
   
   Most Sundays Christians meet at church and hear a sermon. They may also
   attend a Bible study group at someone's home during the week. At these
   meetings, Christian teachers teach the Bible, Christian beliefs and conduct,
   and how to live in a world of opposing ideas. Often, they use illustrations
   or examples to help apply and make their points clearer. I am sure you can
   remember a particular story a preacher included in his sermon or maybe you
   are a Christian teacher who has done this yourself. As we now live in a world
   with an increasing Islamic presence it is important for Christian teachers to
   teach Christians how Christianity is different to Islam and how the Gospel
   speaks to Islam. This can be done by knowing the right illustrations and
   examples to use, but what are these illustrations and examples?
   Read on...


 * BEYOND BREAKTHROUGH
   
   The year 2023 ended with TIME publishing an eye catching 96 pg book, Heaven
   and the Afterlife. The opening chapter, which explores 'The Biggest Mystery'
   starts with the author recounting a personal milestone when he experienced
   "abject horror ... terrified about the future prospect of mortality." As for
   me, I wrapped up the year 2023 by watching the movie, Breakthrough, with some
   friends. This film traces the true story of a teenager who sank to the bottom
   of a lake and was only pulled out 15 minutes later. He was rushed to the
   hospital without a heartbeat. Finally, after the doctors struggled to
   resuscitate him for more than half an hour, they gave up hope and permitted
   his mother some private time with the 'lifeless' body of her only son. How
   you would feel and what would you do in this situation?
   Read on...


 * HOW SHALL WE ESCAPE?
   
   The idiom, 'life is not a bed of roses', suggests that people must learn to
   endure life's ups and downs. This is also true for godfearing people in the
   west like Christians and Muslims who often find themselves at odds with
   radically different values prevailing in the surrounding society. Lot was an
   example of a righteous man who lived in a deeply immoral society facing this
   very kind of dilemma. The Bible and Qur'an record two other stories of
   godfearing men who experienced intense, albeit different, kinds of hardships:
   Job and Jonah. They too, narrowly escaped. Are there lessons we can learn
   from their examples? As it is written, “If the righteous are barely saved,
   what will happen to godless sinners?” ... "How can we escape if we ignore so
   great a salvation?"
   Read on...




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