In my previous post I shared what does it mean to count the cost. But now I want to answer the question: Why is it important to count the cost? Count the cost— when the Church was persecuted Before December 1989, Romania was under the Communist regime. I was very young when the revolution against […]
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Count the cost- Part I
What does it mean to count the cost? Count the cost— a command from Jesus In the last several weeks I meditated at the words of Jesus from Luke 14:28 (TLV) For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and figure out the cost, to see if he has enough […]
Walk in the light
What does it mean to walk in the light? Well, to walk in the light means not walking in darkness— pretty straightforward. Walk in the light— a testimony I remember one morning when I was in high school my father told me he wanted to have a chat with me. I knew that when […]
Repentance- at the cross of Jesus
What is repentance? Repentance from sins I remember when I was in the UK, several years ago, to attend a Bible school. One morning I found an empty room somewhere in the building and I sat there and prayed. As I was praying another colleague of mine came in and asked me what was I […]
Practice the Presence of God
What does it mean to practice the Presence of God? God is invisible I remember when in 2012 I visited the Jewish Museum in Bucharest. I was with a friend in the city, and we had some spare time. We arrived at the destination, and for the ticket, we were offered a tour of the […]
Covenant Eyes- my testimony
In my post I want to write how I ended up buying Covenant Eyes and what it did for me. My testimony I used to love computer games. However, we did not have a computer in our house until highschool. Therefore, my friends, my neighbors, and I we used to go to a ‘computer café […]
Halloween- a Christian response
How should believers respond to Halloween? I know people opinions are divided over this topic. However, I will try to shine a light on the subject. What is Halloween? Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic tribes of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany. On October 31, the tribes would celebrate the festival of Samhain. […]
True Christianity is a fight
How is true Christianity? Many people believe true Christianity is dead or lost. And many think true Christianity is only love or rules. However, one thing is for sure: true Christianity is a fight. I recently returned from a short trip to India. In India, the Spirit of God gave me a particular verse from the Bible. […]
Holiness- a call from God
What is holiness? A Sukkot story I remember when I visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. It was in 2014 around Sukkot— The Feast of Tabernacles. That specific day I went into the hall that is alongside the Wall, where people usually go to pray protected from the heat outside. And walking inside I saw a […]
A definition for sin
What is a sin? I am sure you know that believers all over the world today are having extended debates if one can be a Christian and LGBT, at the same time. However, I was surprised to recently meet someone defending the LGBT people’s view. The Bible says one cannot be a born-again Christian and […]
Faith and patience- the missing keys
Faith and patience make a powerful team, someone said. Have you ever wondered how can a believer inherit God’s promises? Is there a secret? Abraham was 75 years old when God told him to get out of his country and go to a land that He will show him (Gen. 12:1-5). So Abraham (who back […]
Your response to hardships matters
Your response to hardships matters to God. How should a believer act when he or she is going through a storm? We all face hardships in life. Jesus and the Apostles had to encounter many hard situations in life, and we are not exempt from them. Whenever we face a difficult situation in life, we […]