Devotion

Modern Despair: nothing to worship https://www.esv.org/Nehemiah8:5–6 Week 31: 27/07/2023. Thu Damaged self image of self and community can be repaired with reading and reverence for God's Word. Do we have the antidote to modern despair caused by having nothing or no one

https://www.esv.org/Nehemiah8:1 Week 31: 26/07/2023. Wed The surprising thing was that the initiative to read the Book of the Law of Moses was a ground-up initiative. It was the people who told Ezra to bring out the book. Nehemiah 8:1 And all the

Understanding & Obeying God's Law Brings Joy https://www.esv.org/Nehemiah8:1–18 Week 31: 25/07/2023. Tue What an occasion. They gathered "as one man" in unity to read from the "Book of the Law of Moses“ near the Water Gate square in the old city of Jerusalem.

Does it matter whether a person's behaviour is immoral or not, as long as that person's "job performance" is satisfactory? 1 Corinthians 5:9–11 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—[10] not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world,

"不要玩火" [don't play with fire] was a phrase in Chinese dialect of general advice used by persons of the last century. Paul's use of the 1st person warning "we" rather than "you" highlights a pastoral shepherding of all within the community, including himself. 1 Corinthians 10:8 We must not

Avoidance of waste is the other side of the coin of efficiency in addition productivity. Nehemiah 6:3–4 And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to