One day I shared my testimony with Diana, a stranger sitting next to me in the airplane. She claimed to be an atheist. Then she attributed all my suffering to my attracting negative energy around me. … I don’t see problems as bad luck, a punishment from the Almighty. Otherwise, apostle Paul really hit the jackpot of bad luck (persecuted, suffered hunger, cold, shipwrecked, jailed, loneliness, no marriage… ) Yet, he says in Romans 5: 3 “we glory in our suffering”.

Profetul Ilie are o mare valoare în Vechiul și Noul Testament. Mulți ziceau că Isus era Ilie. Iar Iacov, fratele lui Isus, îl dă drept model de om al rugăciunii când spune “Mare putere are rugăciunea fierbinte a celui neprihăn.” Iacov 5:16 (Cornilescu)

If ever a man had the reason to be stripped of joy, it was Andrei on a Friday when most working men and women sigh with relief “It’s the weekend again!”.

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Mina and Bella were 5 and 7 when they came into our lives. And they sure made an entrance! Overnight our life turned from a 10-year honeymoon into a family dramedy (drama and comedy)!

Mina și Bella aveau 5 și 7 ani când au venit în căsuța noastră. Peste noapte viața noastră s-a schimbat de la o lună de miere de 10 ani într-o “dramedie” (dramă și comdedie).

I find joy impossible on some days, especially on those “when-it-rains-it-pours” seasons.

1 Challenge

“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Philippians 3:4 NLT

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” Romans 14:19 NIV