The 17%

Someone in India told me that only 17% of the 1.2 billion of India live below the poverty line.  I am not sure if I believe that but I did think it was important to meet some of these people anyway.  Just so you know their faces if you meet them (here or there), they…

Contented Blessing

Jabez called upon the God of Israel saying, “Oh that you would bless me . . .”  1 Chronicles 4:10  ESV Bless – This word is barak.  Examining it as a noun, we find that receiving a blessing in the Old Testament means getting something favorable from someone greater.  The paradigm case is the transmission…