Blazing with Rach!

One of my friends nominated me to share three things that would make me be grateful for the next five days.  It's a Facebook challenge that has been in circulation for some time.  It's a good challenge.  There are so many people and things to appreciate.  How do I narrow it down to just three heart revelations?  In current times where I am challenged with persecution of Christians, repeated injustice, worldly values, it takes courage for anyone to mouth the words, "I am thankful for. . .". 1 Thessalonians 5:18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you . Glorious Belief I am thankful that I believe in an Almighty Triune God.  Too many miracles have happened in my life but this one miracle of crossing over from eternal death to eternal life through faith in my Lord Jesus Christ tops them all.  This belief is not nonsense.  It is truth.  It is God's Glory.  This Truth does not bi...

So far away from you, my Singapore. I have missed every birthday since you turned 35. Still without fail, My heart stirs in pride every August 9th, As you, my dear, celebrate another year of accomplishments, achievements, and agonies of a restless people. Yet when National Day comes,  We the citizens of Singapore  pledge ourselves to be One Nation, One People. I wish National Day would be everyday, just for unity sake. Credits to Jerome Lim 10 years ago, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said: Indeed, when I am stationed overseas, I am mindful. Mindful that I am an islander, a red-dotter; Mindful that I have high hopes and big dreams; Mindful that I have a Can-do or a Never-say-die spirit; Mindful that 10 years onward, I have seen a part of this future; But most of all I am mindful that without God's wonderful grace, I could never be known as a Singaporean. See, I could have been born elsewhere where as a Christian child, ...

I sit here in the quietness of a Sunday evening.  The dishwasher is whirring, the television is switched off.  I have just had a homemade Greek dinner.  My soul is restless and in times like these, I try to find out why I feel restless. Inevitably, my mind wanders to Christ, the Lover of my soul. I think of my journey with Christ.  I don't really walk.  I dance.  I love dancing.  The beat of Latin American music gets me most.   So, there I go - dancing with Christ as my partner to the song "Eres todo poderoso". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i9vhkyLZG2s He leads me besides still waters (Psalm 23:2) even when the rhythm of life beats faster, and faster.   At times, my steps quicken as I am led across the dance-hall of life events.  And at times, I waltz with the Lover of my soul.  And yes, we tango through life in perfect understanding.  I follow my Leader. But it is when my Partner swirls and turns me...