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Monday 31 December 2012

2012 Passes Away

The New Year Message of Samuel Godfrey George, 2013 : Let us not judge 2013 by appearances. If we do so it could be perceived as unluckier than 2012 as it has a "13" in it. But the truth may be that 2013 is a better year than its predecessor. Let God alone know what the troubled years of our lives will be.

Ushering In 2013

Displaying my hope for the coming year in the form of calendars

Thursday 27 December 2012

Mary, Did You Know?

Could Mary have grasped the enormity of her task, the greatness of her blessing and the divinity of the one she bore in her womb?

The Birth of Christ (Isaiah and The Gospel of Luke)

Samuel Godfrey George reads selections from the Bible, which describe Christ and His birth.

Isaiah 9 : 2, 6 and 7 (KJV)


Luke 2 : 1-20 (NIV)

The Christmas Story - 2010

Sam and the boys read the story of the birth of Jesus Christ

This Christmas I will consume Christ

Though I am drawn to the season of Christmas and its associations, I will partake of Jesus Christ this Christmas. Without consuming Jesus Christ, his flesh and his blood, this festival is reduced to insignificance.

A Time to Love

Christmas is not the only time to love. As followers of Christ we must love every day at every moment.

O Come All Ye Faithful

I can do all things

In Christ I can do what I thought I couldn't do.

Tuesday 25 December 2012

Christmas With Mary

Mary Helen Indra is my aunt and she is in conversation with me regarding Christ and Christmas.

From Snake To Praise

 My assistant Rashad and I are in a mood to praise God on the eve of Christmas.

Speaking Comfortably To Jerusalem - Christmas Eve Message

An urgent message to the desperately seeking Christ follower

The Woman And The Dragon - Revelation 12

My eleventh reading from the Bible in this season of advent is the passage that describes the birth of Jesus Christ from the perspective of heaven.

The Christmas Story

Telling children about the Lord Jesus Christ and his remarkable birth

Monday 24 December 2012

Christmas Is A Holy Day - SGG's Christmas Message, 2012

Let Christmas be about Christ, not about Santa Claus or some other frivolous and fictitious thing.

To Us A Child Is Born - Isaiah 9: 1-7

In my tenth reading from the Bible in this season of Advent I voice the mighty prophecies of Isaiah concerning the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Word Became Flesh - John 1: 1-18

My twelfth reading from the Bible in this season of Advent is the sublime beginning of the Gospel of John, which declares that Jesus Christ is the Word of God made flesh for the sake of humanity.

Jesus Presented In The Temple (Luke 2: 21-40)

My ninth reading from the Bible during this season of Advent

The Birth Of Jesus - Luke 2: 1-20 (Christmas 2012)

My eighth reading from the Bible in this season of Advent, this is the traditional text that describes the birth of Jesus Christ.

Saturday 22 December 2012

21 December 2012 - Turn From Maya To Christ

 Let those who invested their faith in the Mayan calendar and its implications turn their attention to Jesus Christ who says that no one knows the exact date of the end of time..

Thursday 20 December 2012

Guns And Control

It is time for the USA to review its policy concerning guns. Though it may be argued that guns are not the problem and certain people who use them are, it is best not to make an offensive weapon like the gun available to those people who do not show judgement and restraint. Though a control on the use of guns may affect the responsible citizen's right to possess firearms it is unavoidable to ensure the safety of unprotected and innocent citizens.

Samuel Godfrey George considers the case.

Wednesday 19 December 2012

21 December 2012 - The World Will Not End

Have the ancient Mayans truly indicated that the world will end on 21 December 2012? Should people fear the end of days at this time? What is the Christian position on this issue? What does Jesus Christ, the Son of God have to say about the end times? Samuel Godfrey George discusses the issue.

Throughout The Storm - Samuel Godfrey George

God is great. God is good. And God is in control of my life. This I will believe and declare throughout the storm.

Doomsday 2012 - What are you so afraid of?

What is the greatest disaster that will mark the end of the world? Is it the loss of human life? Is it the massive and unprecedented wreckage of this beautiful world? Why are some human beings afraid of an impending doomsday? The world will certainly end some day, according to many religious faiths and civilizations. Whether the world ends in December 2012 or later is not something that anyone can predict accurately. Some people in the world are preoccupied by thoughts of the end and are actively discussing the various disaster scenarios. The physical end of all human life is indeed a terrible outcome. But there is something even more terrible.

In the act of fearing the abrupt and disastrous end of his physical life, Man has paid little or no attention to his spiritual well-being. There is a spirit within Man that will outlive his destroyed body. And the spirit must merge with the Great Eternal Spirit, who is God, in order for it to live eternally. This can happen only if Man connects with God by seeking him and living for him. Man must turn away from self and focus on the eternal. If Man fails to connect with God through either disbelief or disobedience he will most certainly perish both physically and spiritually. There is little hope for such a man even if doomsday does not happen in his lifetime.

Monday 17 December 2012

See Amid The Winter's Snow

Hail thou ever blessed morn, hail redemption's happy dawn!
Sing to all Jerusalem, Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hosanna (Performed by Mary Helen Indra)

My aunt sings her favourite Christmas song.

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

Usher in the age of gold, the age of Christ Jesus - a presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

The Visit Of The Magi - Matthew 2: 1-12

In my fifth Bible reading in this season of Advent, I read about the three wise men from the east who visit the baby Jesus to honour him and welcome him to this world.

Sunday 16 December 2012

The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby

Let the boys of the world play their drums for their Lord Jesus. A presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

O Come All Ye Faithful - TobyMac

Let the children of the world adore their Lord Jesus Christ. A presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

Doomsday Thoughts - Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George

What is the greatest disaster that will mark the end of the world? Is it the loss of human life? Is it the massive and unprecedented wreckage of this beautiful world? Why are some human beings afraid of an impending doomsday? The world will certainly end some day, according to many religious faiths and civilizations. Whether the world ends in December 2012 or later is not something that anyone can predict accurately. Some people in the world are preoccupied by thoughts of the end and are actively discussing the various disaster scenarios. The physical end of all human life is indeed a terrible outcome. But there is something even more terrible.

In the act of fearing the abrupt and disastrous end of his physical life, Man has paid little or no attention to his spiritual well-being. There is a spirit within Man that will outlive his destroyed body. And the spirit must merge with the Great Eternal Spirit, who is God, in order for it to live eternally. This can happen only if Man connects with God by seeking him and living for him. Man must turn away from self and focus on the eternal. If Man fails to connect with God through either disbelief or disobedience he will most certainly perish both physically and spiritually. There is little hope for such a man even if doomsday does not happen in his lifetime.

Friday 14 December 2012

Don't take the Christ out of Christmas - SGG

Samuel Godfrey George on Christmas:

What is the significance of the birth of Christ to the people of Christ? Do they not already know that Christ was born, that He lived in this world and that He died a cruel death to atone for the sins of the many generations of Man? The man Christ has come and gone. What He came to do in the world was accomplished when He was nailed to the cross. The people whom He came to save were saved provided they accepted the supreme sacrifice of their Lord and the One Who sent Him to them. Now Christ has returned to His glory, and His salvation is not received without effort. Whoever desires the salvation of Christ, and whoever wishes to inherit the Kingdom of God must accept Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and the One who sent Him to us.  And the One who sent Him to save us is His Father, Jehovah the Almighty. And one cannot accept either without the help of another, the Spirit of the Most High who resides in the heart of every believer. One must accept the Lord in His three forms, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in order to receive salvation.

So what do the people of Christ seek to gain in the acknowledgement of the birth of Christ? The birth of Christ signifies the birth of spiritual life and the end of spiritual death. It is the supreme act of love of a Creator for His creation. So the coming of Christ into this world is an occasion for joy and hope to the one in pursuit of God.  Remembering the birth of Christ is thus remembering the salvation that is promised through Christ.

Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth of hope for a generation without hope. It is the time for Man to receive the love of His God. And the love of God is Christ. Let not the believer in Christ take the Christ out of Christmas.

The Birth Of John The Baptist - Zechariah's Song - Luke 1 : 57-80

In my fifth reading from the Bible in this season of Advent, I read about the birth of John the Baptist, and the song of his father Zechariah who praises God for the gift of his son.

Thursday 13 December 2012

Celebrating The Birth Of Christ

Jesus Christ has saved my life. And so I will celebrate his birth.

You Cannot Abolish God, You Cannot Abolish Religion

Despite the spirited work of antitheists and atheists, religion cannot be abolished and the worship of God cannot be abolished. The force of religion and God is beyond the power of science and disbelief and cannot be dismantled by the world union of unbelievers. This is a struggle between unequal forces.

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Stains

If we were as concerned about what goes on inside our minds and hearts as we are concerned about what goes on outside us, we will certainly grow spiritually. I am concerned about the stains on the physical walls of my home. But I don't seem equally disturbed by the marks on my psychological and spiritual walls left by my sinful thoughts and deeds. In me and many people there is the tendency to focus on the exterior and overlook the interior.

Should Work Be Enjoyable?

The work loses in quality when the worker does not enjoy what he is doing. We the children of God work in order to glorify God and we cannot glorify God if we do not enjoy what we are doing.

Tuesday 11 December 2012

So You Like My Place?

Two feathered miscreants who like my AC's outdoor unit

Treating The Immature In The Godly Way

How do I deal with a young assistant who is immature and irresponsible but possesses a good heart? Should I, a believer in the God of the Bible, not approach the problem of this erring assistant as God approached his recalcitrant people Israel? Should I not learn from God's example of forgiveness and love? Did not God indeed love the whole undeserving world so much that he sent us the sacrificial gift of his only begotten son, Jesus Christ?

Birth Of Jesus Christ - Matthew 1: 18-25

In my fourth Bible reading in this season of Advent, I read Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Monday 10 December 2012

Morning Thoughts

What leads us to doubt God and his word? What makes us believe in man more than we believe in God? The readiness to trust God diminishes with age and directly correlates with the increase of knowledge. What I emphasize in my public appearances is the difficulty that I experience in my faith in God.

What Christmas Should Not Be

Christmas should not be about idle merriment and useless pleasures. It should be a serious time of contemplation of God's supreme gift of love to humankind.

Beautiful Black Junu

A lovely creature of God celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ with me

Jesus' humble birth

The humble beginnings of Jesus should influence all his followers

Jesus: The Sublime Expression of God's Love

The Christmas Day Message of Samuel Godfrey George, 2010:

What God created He could destroy. God created Man. Man disappointed God. God could have destroyed Man. Yet God did not destroy Man. He allowed him to live. Man lived, yet was separated from God because of his sins. Man was destined to go to hell. But God did not want Man to go to hell. Therefore God decided to change the fate of Man. And Man's fate could change only when he atoned for his sins. The only atonement that could meet God's requirement was the death of a righteous man. But a righteous man could not be found on earth. So God had to send that righteous man from heaven. His name was Jesus. He was the Son of God and He became human in order to be the atonement for the sins of Man. The Son of God is as much God as are the Father and the Holy Spirit, the other members of the Trinity. Thus God came down to earth to be born as the sinless man who would atone for Man's sins. He did this because He loved Man and did not want to see Him destroyed. Thus Jesus Christ is the expression of God's love.

Jesus, the human form of God, was born in Bethlehem in a humble manner. He was born in a stable for no other place could be found. The first people who heard about His birth were poor shepherds. Joseph, the human adoptive father of Jesus was a carpenter, and he and his wife Mary were ordinary people. Jesus grew up to be a carpenter like Joseph. The birth and the life of Christ highlight God's preference for the poor and the humble. God cares for the poor and has declared that the first will be the last, and the last will be the first in the Kingdom of God. Those who intend to follow God must therefore desire to be humble and poor. They must willingly be servants, for Christ has declared that the greatest in the Kingdom of God will be the servant of all.

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. And Christ is the sublime expression of God's love. Let those who celebrate Christmas bear this in mind. This Christmas let the focus be on the manner in which Jesus came into this world. Let His humble beginning in a stable in Bethlehem inspire us to prefer the humble and shun the lofty. Let us aspire to be ministers of God ministering to the people of God just as Jesus came into the world to minister to all of us. The birth of Christ should be celebrated as God's splendid expression of love for a people who do not deserve it.


The Annunciation

The announcement of the greatest blessing bestowed upon the most blessed of women

Preparing For Christmas 2012

Preparing the home of Samuel Godfrey George for Christmas 2012

Sunday 9 December 2012

21st December 2012

Humans have always tried to predict the end times and have always failed. This time in 2012 I learn that even experts believe that some earth-altering event will take place on 21st December 2012. What I believe is that 2012 will eventually prove the quality of these experts and that it is pointless for anyone to calculate the end of days. As the Bible claims, no one knows the exact date of the return of Christ, which is the Day of the Lord.  Not even the Son of God knows, but only God the Father knows and He is unlikely to tell. All that we humans know are the signs of the end, and even they can be debated.

Desperation in Faith - Saying of Samuel Godfrey George

There was a time when I let ridiculous people pray for me. At a time of desperate need I sought those whom I would not normally seek and asked them to pray for me. Fear ruled my soul and my rationality was completely suppressed. I read the Bible desperately and recited verses feverishly. I tore down my altars and cried many tears. I even met some despicable people and apologized to them for my own callousness. Indeed there is nothing as devastating to a man's stability as a period of grave illness and severe trials. In better times all these acts are simply not forthcoming.

Regardings Clerics - Saying of Samuel Godfrey George

I have little respect for the clergy. I see them as weak and ineffective and uninformed. However I know that not all clerics are like that. Yet this is the overall impression. Recently I met one who flaunted his status at me and told me not to photograph myself in his church. He asked me a ridiculous question regarding the purpose of my taking these photographs. When he could not gain anything from this, he finally said that I was disturbing those around me. There were only a few around me and I was not disturbing them. So I told him that I found him overprotective and he simply left without another word.

A Secular Christmas Versus A Spiritual Christmas

There are at least two ways of celebrating Christmas. One is to take Christ out of it. The other is to focus on Christ in it.

A Christmas Prayer for the Suffering

This Christmas not all people will be well. Some will be sick and in hospital. Some will be poor and unable to celebrate Christmas like others. As I am healthy and able to celebrate Christmas, this is my prayer for those people who are not healthy and who are in need.

Saturday 8 December 2012

We Barbarians Need God

If the Bible seems barbaric it is so because it was written for barbarians. And we, human beings, in this drastically advanced modern age of science and technology, are at heart the same kind of barbarians that the Bible was intended for.

Dogs

Do not bother with barking dogs. Remain focused on what you have to do even while the dogs are barking.

Mary Visits Elizabeth and Mary's Song - Luke 1: 39-56

In the third of my Bible readings during this season of Advent I read about two blessed women, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.

Friday 7 December 2012

About The Bible

Is the Bible an ancient unreliable text irrelevant to the present age or does it have anything for the modern man? Should the man of God hold the Bible as a symbol of his authenticity? How is Samuel Godfrey George "The Voice" for God by God?

Do Not Abandon The Dependent

Do not abandon the person who is dependent on you. God expects you to take care of that person.

Thursday 6 December 2012

Wonders Of His Love

Let us sing about the wonders of God's love which is found in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ whose birth we now prepare to celebrate.

Silent Night

May the Christmas Season of 2011 be a time of great peace and joy to all my friends all over the world, and may they experience the love of God in their lives as they commemorate the birth of his Glorious Son.

Christmas wishes from The Voice and his family.

Birth Of Jesus Christ Foretold (Luke 1: 26-38)

My second Bible reading during Advent 2012 is about Gabriel's visit to Mary, when he predicts that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ.

Brahms' Lullaby

For Jason Wallace

Lulling the baby Jesus to sleep

A presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

Child Of Peace

O Child of Peace, we need your love. A presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

Wednesday 5 December 2012

The Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George - November 2012


Trust in God alone and in His strength alone be confident.

Whenever trouble is near God is nearer. I have realized this today after all the trouble that I have been through in God's strength. I know now that God has led me through many difficulties and helped me face many challenges. Whatever the latest difficulty is I know that I am more than equal to the challenge because Christ is in me and the protection of God is over my life. I SHALL NOT FEAR. The more I know God and His ways the less I fear the threats that I am likely to face in my life.

Today whatever happens I know that God is with me. The power of the Lord Jesus Christ is here with me. I shall no longer fear what is to come. Where God is there is no place for fear and uncertainty. Whenever trouble is near God is nearer.

God wants his people to "arrive" at happiness. But no one can arrive at happiness without travelling the perilous road of risk, loss, misfortune and unhappiness. God wants his people to "arrive" at courage. But no one can arrive at courage without travelling the terrible road of phobia, paranoia and terror. God wants his people to arrive at "purity". But no one can arrive at purity without living a life of impurity and immorality. These are the facts.

‎"Desire" and "fear" are the two human attributes that the devil has exceedingly exploited to subjugate the human race in his defiance against God.

Along with sin comes fear, the fear of God, the fear of the devil and the fear of Man. Sin by its very nature and definition as a rebellion against God evokes thoughts of punishment if not in the hands of God at least in the hands of the Devil or in the hands of one's fellow men.

Those who say that God uses scare tactics to bring people to him are not wrong. God in his written word does uses frightening images of hell and eternal punishment to motivate people to desire righteousness. I find modern conceptions of God as "all love and no hate" particularly divergent from the images that I derive from the Bible. God who is portrayed as loving and compassionate is also equally portrayed as a God who hates evil and evildoers and who will not flinch from the task of sending them to hell, the pit of fire kindled by his wrath. Nevertheless as a Christ follower I see beyond the scare tactics, which are certainly necessary and are not tactics at all for they constitute a terrible reality, at the loving salvation God offers to the human race that is doomed to self-destruction. Thus what scares others actually draws me to God.

Those who hate the concept of hell and the scare tactics of God should consider this: a certain elemental fear of punishment is the most powerful reason that keeps Man from doing wrong. Even on earth there is a shadow of hell, the prison where criminals are kept. If prisons did not exist and punishments were not handed out, people cannot be restrained to behave the way they do. If there is any law and order on earth today, it is because of the threat of punishment, which is a shadow of the supreme threat of God.

Hell may be seen as the worst argument used by God to bring people to him. It may also be seen as the best, for "the fear of hell" underpins the human effort to approach God. No one wants to go to hell, especially the hell that the Bible describes. But "hell" is also the reason why some people hate and avoid God. He is seen as an evil tyrant in the sky, who bullies people into liking and worshipping him, with the threat of an everlasting life of horror in hell. This feeling above all feelings brings about a seemingly insurmountable barrier between Man and God.

A book that I read recently claims that heaven is very different from what human beings conceive it to be. According to the author who was supernaturally transported to heaven many times, there are cinemas and recreation parks in heaven. And there are many more earth-like places that exceed earthly beauty in a supernatural measure. After all earth is a shadow of heaven, the book insists. I once read the atheist, Christopher Hitchens who wrote that Christianity never made a compelling case for heaven, ie., heaven didn't seem compelling enough for someone to desire to go there. After reading Kat Kerr's account of heaven, I feel that the people who are not drawn to heaven "may not" radically alter their opinions. Even if all means of entertainment are available in heaven, and God's presence is all-pervading, and opportunities for supernatural feats are always open to human beings along with an eternal life of immeasurable joy, these still do not argue favourably for heaven, especially to those who inherently dislike God and all that he stands for.

The idea of worshipping God all the time in heaven is the reason why some people are not drawn to the idea of a heaven. It seems like the most boring thing to do. It also seems like a terrible thing to do. Who would want to live such a life, to be subject to a dictator like God? Even on earth God is disliked because he is viewed as a dictator who wants all that a human can offer, especially every aspect of his fun life.

If you take every little job seriously, if you do your best in every little thing, if you do your utmost to glorify God when no one notices, could God ask for more, and should you still be in doubt?

An honest atheist is better than a hypocritical Christian. Jesus will walk with that atheist and not with that Christian.

This morning I awoke with this question: "God, are you really with me? Am I in agreement with you? Or am I working alone?". And moments later I had this realization: "If I am working alone, then I must be an amazingly self-inspired person to do all that I have done and travelled as long as I have gone. Indeed I could never have willed myself to have done these before." But this realization soon enough faded away in probability.

There is a certain path that needs to be taken. There are certain things that must be cast away. There is a certain waiting that needs to be endured. And then that day will come.

Today I can go back or move forward. How much do I love myself today?

If it were all clear it will not require faith.

If others celebrate me but I don't celebrate myself it won't be much of a party.

Right now this is my plan. I will read books and celebrate my successes. They are many (both books and successes).

One of the biggest mistakes we can make is to speak too soon. We speak too soon because we arrive at a conclusion too soon. Let us cultivate the habit of thinking about something and thinking about it again and again until we know what we are dealing with. And then let us speak slowly.

You should not like something because somebody else likes it. But you should like something only because you like it. Don't try to like something because you wish to identify with another person or because you want to please another person if you really don't like that particular thing. Be true to yourself and boldly like and dislike and express your genuine nature.

In the confusion and the unrest, even as you speak meaningfully and meaninglessly, let your eyes remain fixed on God and let your mind be occupied only with his truth and let your ears be ready for his message.

Whenever I scratch somebody's back my own back is not neglected. So when I need a scratch I just extend my hand and scratch away.

These days before I do anything I have learned to ask, "Why am I about to do this?" God examines the motives of the heart. Though I am not God and distinctly lack his acuity I will still attempt to study the motivations of my deceptive heart.

God has a way of accomplishing His work. No man-made programme is required to harness the power of God. All that it takes is trust and surrender. A man must desire to change and must realize that only God can change him. He must allow God to work and must trust Him to complete the work. The rest is a matter of waiting and receiving.

It is a Christian duty to honour one's elected rulers and submit to them. Let no Christian forget this. There may well be exceptions to the rule. But resistance must be weighed very carefully and after much prayer.

Our trust should only be in God. That is why God sometimes puts us in a lonely place so that we have nowhere to run but to Him. When that happens it is scary, but we surely gain from the experience.

Even the tiniest crack can let in the foulest air.

We define ourselves by what we speak and we distinguish ourselves by the way we speak.

Today I heard from a boy who claimed to have seen a dead girl on a nearby university campus along with many curious onlookers. The newspaper reported this incident as the death of a male student. I asked my witness if he was sure that the deceased was a female and not really a male. He said that he saw with his own eyes that it was indeed a girl who had died. Later today when confronted with the truth that it was certainly a boy who had died, the boy finally admitted that he could be wrong, saying that he was led to believe that the deceased was a girl because everyone had claimed so. This incident clearly indicates to me how even our strongest impressions and our so-called realities could turn out to be deceptions and errors.

Theoretically there are as many interpretations of a text as there are those who are willing to interpret it. Each one understands a text uniquely. And no one person can claim to understand a text more correctly than the other.

At first I thought that this was a competition - this job of serving the Lord. Now I know that no one can compete with anyone in this task. Each one must do his part as God commands him to. Each one has a task that no one else can do.

Jealousy can make the prettiest person monstrously ugly.

Obedience to the parent - who has perfectly obeyed his parents all the time? Are parents so decidedly correct about everything that they should be obeyed all the time? There are some dreadful parents in the world who have horribly abused their children. How could a perfect God expect the children of such parents to fulfil this commandment? Every commandment of God must be understood contextually and not absolutely. There is no one in the world who has ever fulfilled a commandment of God absolutely.

God's commandments are graded. The greatest commandments are always more important than the lesser ones. One is obliged to obey all commandments. But the truth is that one cannot obey all commandments. The genuine truth is that one may not even obey a single commandment without the help of God. God alone can fulfil His requirements. That is why a God follower is required to be a Christ follower and allow Christ to live in him. Only Christ living in him can fulfil the requirements of God's law.

Obedience to God supersedes obedience to any parent.

I have what it takes to stop the offensive thought. We who have Christ in us have the strength to halt the offensive thought at the threshold of our minds. We can order every offensive intent out of our consciousness. We can refuse to think immorally. This is how we are more than conquerors in Christ. This is the truth. The question that remains then is this: "Do we want to be conquerors today? Or will we let ourselves be conquered again?"

It takes fresh eyes to see the beauty of a neglected thing. Blessed are fresh eyes.

In these days of scarcity I have learned to speak to myself like this. When I want to buy something I ask myself, "Do I really need this? If I don't, will I not put my money to better use by giving to someone who really needs it? Is it not better to help someone in real need than to spend the money to please myself, especially when the pleasure I seek is not necessary?"

To speak the truth as you see it - that is a virtue.

The most beautiful person is the one who admits that he is wrong and is willing to change.

Cast away your little-mindedness and put on the love that accepts all people, especially those whom you naturally dislike and distrust. In this alone are strength and salvation. And this is the love of Christ.

I wish that my road was smooth. But it is not smooth. I wish that my head was clean. But it is not clean. I wish that my heart was pure. But it is not pure. But I have to deal with the conflict that I feel in all these places. For that is the nature of my calling.

Endeavour to see the right when the wrong is dancing in your eyes. Struggle to think the right when the wrong runs riot in your mind. Don't ever give up the fight to see and to think right. It's a fight that will keep you standing in the end.

Freedom is all about control. If you can control your impulses you are indeed free.

The Way of Jesus is the way of love. One cannot know the Way of Jesus without knowing Jesus. And to know Jesus is to know and experience the love of Jesus. It is the love that dares to be rejected and trampled like dirt. Those who have no knowledge and experience of this cannot go to God, for Jesus Himself said that no one comes to the Father except through Him.

Don't do anything out of boredom. When you are bored pray for inspiration and do a good thing preferably for another.

Troubles refine and strengthen a person. These days I have learned to say, "welcome" to troubles.

I am now prepared to speak the message any number of times, and I shall speak it until I am heard, or until I can speak no more. For this is my calling - to speak for my God always as long as there is a voice in me.

Don't be eager to move ahead in this world. Be content to stay back as far as possible. Do not desire wealth or fame or position. Seek only God. Desire only his humility.

There is nothing like the truth. Even the worst truths add to your health.

Every loose and untrue thing that comes from your lips mars your own truth and inner life.

I cannot and will not attempt to deserve anything that God has given me directly or through someone else. It is hopeless and foolish to try to deserve something that God has freely and graciously given. But I will certainly try to please God by letting Him change me into whatever He likes. Just doing that fulfils my purpose for being here in this world.

Certain private joys seem harmless as long as they remain private. But even in the mind they corrode and corrupt the soul and separate it from a life of knowing and living in the truth that is God.

If the world is sane, then Jesus is crazy. And we who follow Christ are fools for Christ's sake.

When things don't go well one assumes that something must be wrong. This work for God that I am involved in has not risen to expectations. But even this assessment is only partial. There are aspects of my work and me that have clearly exceeded expectations. In a situation like this the best course of action is to stand and wait, for the plans of heaven are not viewable on earth. And God always places his workers on a path of suffering and even waiting. I believe that I am in this category.

Opposites are always necessary.

To dislike what you like - that is the great lesson in life.

A profound thought is only for a profound moment.

When I worry I waste time and energy. Instead of worrying I could do something good that would bring benefit to my life or to another person's life.

Nothing is purely beautiful. Everything beautiful on this earth has an ugly element. In the business of loving human beings, one must be prepared to receive from the ugliness of the heart besides receiving from its beauty.

I thought God would free me and that I would be free forever. I didn't realize that any freedom that I could experience was only in His strength and that I would have to exercise His strength every day. And so every day is a struggle, and the more I know what I have to do, the better I am at doing it.

I thank God for every mistake I have learned from.

Learning to be still is the hardest of all tasks. To be still when nothing happens, when something in you is yearning to make something happen, that is the hardest of all tasks.

My need to know God exceeds every other need. And so I have put a halt to my worldly life in order to know Him. And knowing Him will save me in the ultimate sense.

There was a time when I had to have everything, even the little thing. Now after letting Christ work in me over a period of years I have learned to deny myself the little things. And I know that there will come a time when I will deny myself the big things. I know now that the denial of self is incremental and will last all my earthly life.

My goal is this: as long as I am alive and am able, I will do whatever I can to bring out the good in me, as a tribute to God who points me to the good and for the benefit of those in the world who may need my good.

The numbers do not matter. The heart alone matters.

A relationship begins with a simple smile.

When nothing happens I remember everything that has happened.

In every man there is pride and resistance to authority. Those who cannot bow down to God are people who cannot break out of this mould.

Let there be an excruciating wait. Oh let there be.

Let me be grateful for every little bite I have to eat. Let me thank God for every moment, for every joy, for every sorrow, for every lesson, for every blessing.  I'm alive now. I can still breathe, feel and think. I can still thank.

My beautiful offering to God today is a grateful heart. Oh let me never weary of giving thanks!

You cannot discard anything without the grace to do so. The ability to shun evil and choose good is a gift from God and comes only to those who humbly wait in the knowledge that only God can grant their need. And God will grant their need exactly when and how he chooses to.

It will take a fresh day and a fresh approach to do something more with a grateful heart.

Anyone can feel fine when everything is going well. But he who feels fine particularly when not everything is well is the exceptional man.

If I still draw attention to myself I have learned nothing.

Do nothing uninspired. Even a hopeless act has some hope if you are inspired.

To accept God's will when it goes against your own will is the greatest feat in enlightenment.

In the life of faith there is little or no room for worry. When you trust in God there is no reason to worry about anything else. There is certainly no reason to worry about the horrible guilt that ensues from the feeling of unworthiness and unrighteousness that God in His ultimate goodness and righteousness always effects. It is the intention of God to show a man the depth of his depravity. But it is not His intention to make that man miserable about it. The knowledge of evil must drive one to seek God and not to run away from Him.

"That day is not coming" says a voice in my head. "That day is surely coming!" I retort. And I walk on.

Nothing satisfies my thirst as much as plain water. Nothing satisfies my soul as much as the plain truth - the truth that the human being is incomplete and to be complete he needs God.

You'll have to say it wrong before you can say it right.

There may be an element of wisdom in what the idiot speaks.

This is the truth: it is humility that God is driving a man to. It is pride that a man is seeking to enlarge. And this is the source of all resistance to God.

A thankful heart is a most necessary thing in the worship of God.














































Put Your Trust In God

No matter what the strain and despite the pain put your trust in God.

Jingle Bells

May you all have a blessed season of Christmas

Let the Children of Christ Come Forward - SGG

The Christmas message of Samuel Godfrey George, 2009:

"Children of Christ, come forward and celebrate the birth of your Lord and King. He gives you hope when there is only despair, peace when there is only war and joy when there is only sorrow. In Him you will find lasting wealth, ultimate meaning and incorruptible beauty. May you find Him this Christmas. May Christ be born in you."

Sunday 2 December 2012

Baby Jesus

To the beautiful children of Jesus:  "Have a blessed season of Christmas. Relive and celebrate the birth of your Lord and King."

Prayer Requests

To be asked to pray for others is a great privilege. It is one that I do not intend to take lightly.

Doing The Right Wrong - Saying of Samuel Godfrey George

Do it wrong till you do it right. Just remember this: when you are doing something good wrong know that you are not doing it right. Endeavour to do it right even as you are doing it wrong. Believe in your power and believe in a higher power. And believe that you will do it right someday.

Christmas Day Message, 2011 - SGG

Two things I have to say to you today, and then I shall rest.

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Marking the beginning of Advent 2012 with a reading of a profound hymn marking the birth of the Lord God on earth.

Saturday 1 December 2012

The Bible On Homosexuality

Homosexuality is not a matter of choice. It is a part of human nature. It cannot be cast away in human strength. If it can be cast away and if a homosexual can truly embrace heterosexuality it can be only a feat of divine strength.

Love Beyond Divisions

Race, nationality, education, culture, even religion - nothing matters as much as loving one another with the love of God.

God Is In Control

The Devil In Me - Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George

Am I really a man of God? Why am I not carrying the Bible with me when I'm in front of a camera, and why am I not barking out verses at everyone like a mad dog? This is indeed a grave matter.

God speaks through his people but maybe not as much as the Devil speaks through his.

Am I praising God or sucking up to God? This is a question which every God believer must ask of himself every day.

Don't overestimate the stupidity of others. Always watch your step.

The safe way is ridiculous. The discreet way is much better.

If I do all this for a few human claps I am the most pitiable of men.

How wonderful it is when I am not even noticed! Oh but I am! Nothing ever goes unnoticed.

Facebook is where I get in touch with the devil in me.

Friday 30 November 2012

Devious Roads - Saying of Samuel Godfrey George

There are some devious roads. They are not devious by themselves. But those who travel in these roads may have devious intentions. Some actually take these roads believing that they will have control over their twisted desires, but the distractions available on the road soon overwhelm their feeble resistance." Avoid the devious roads" seems the most sensible instruction. But the truth is that all roads contain a devious element. Some roads contain too many. The mind of the traveller must be guarded at all times. And knowledge of the ultimate kind is the only guardian.

Thursday 29 November 2012

Not A Pleasant Business

The business of being good and kind to others is not pleasant. There is much resistance to goodness and kindness in this world. What is really surprising is that the recipients of one's goodness and kindness are the very ones who resist.

From The Beautiful Body To The Creator God

Those who are in the grip of excessive sexual attraction tend to fantasize about the people they desire. An attraction to the physical form of a human being who is not one's spouse can lead to adultery and separation from God. The way to eliminate this sexual sin is to look beyond the physical attraction to the author of the physical form that one longs for. The love of the physical form should be converted into admiration for the Creator of that form. Sexual attraction to another human being must be converted into worship of God, the author of all beauty.

The Best Worship Is Gratitude

A thankful heart is the best way to worship God.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Recent Thoughts On A Christian Meeting - Sayings of SGG

If heaven was a place like the Christian meeting that I attended today, it will be a great strain on my eardrums. I hope there is a place for calm and gentle worship in heaven.

Today I was in a shouting Christian meeting. Everyone was shouting. Even one of the singers confessed that he was about to shout a song. People were clapping with great energy. I sat there without clapping enduring the onslaught on my eardrums. Today it all seemed silly, especially my presence in such a place. Even a Muslim that sat next to me seemed unimpressed by the excessive shouting. The kind of worship that I do seemed totally out of place in this extreme Christian environment. Given the mass appeal of this hysterical kind of worship I can understand why my sober approach has so little appeal.

To love people is a hard requirement. I find many people unlovable. Many that I have met are ungrateful and unfeeling. Today I discovered how odd I felt at a Christian meeting. I am not drawn to Christians. In fact I am not drawn to any person with a religious affiliation. Religion still does not seem a terribly enlightened activity. Given these natural disinclinations I wonder why I am involved in the work of Jesus Christ. It is not something I should do, yet I do it. Loving people is something I should do, yet I am not doing it. Still it is not a goal that I am willing to discard any time soon.

Once I was drawn to Benny Hinn, the evangelist. These days I am not familiar with his work. However I decided to attend a Christian meeting that he was expected to speak at in India today. I took my elderly aunt with me in the expectation of something wonderful. Sadly the place where the meeting was held was so poorly located and the gathering itself was treated to some unpleasantly loud music which seemed to be generally appreciated. The last disappointment was that Benny Hinn was not even there. I was later informed that he had cancelled his visit. It seemed like a total waste of time and money and a great strain on my elderly aunt.
 

Short Statements For The Day - Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George


It will take a fresh day and a fresh approach to do something more with a grateful heart.

Anyone can feel fine when everything is going well. But he who feels fine particularly when not everything is well is the exceptional man.

Whenever you say "compulsory" you deal a blow on the spirit of a man.

If I still draw attention to myself I have learned nothing.

Do nothing uninspired. Even a hopeless act has some hope if you are inspired.

To accept God's will when it goes against your own will is the greatest feat of enlightenment.

Monday 26 November 2012

Please Pray For Me

Despite the challenges, the work for Christ must go on.

Faith And Foolishness Do Not Go Together

Rashad And The Goats

An afternoon with goats that are no more, ie. they have been consumed as food.

With Rashad

A chat with a young person

With Rachel Nirmala

A chat with my aunt

Be Strong And Courageous

This is what I tell myself as I do my work for God. This work is not without risks and the risks have to be taken.

You Beautiful Thing!

Let this moment of gratitude continue.

A Beautiful Offering

My beautiful offering to God today is a grateful heart.

Sunday 25 November 2012

Does Christ care about Christmas?

Does Christ care about the details of Christmas celebrations? Does he not really care about something else far more important?

Christmas with Sam

This year Christmas is special to me. I have been through many trials and much suffering. Even now I'm going through a trial. However I am grateful to be alive and to be able to glorify God with my voice. God has been good to me.

Silver Bells

Soon it will be Christmas Day.

Be stilll and know

Be still and know that God is God.

Be Still And Know That I Am God

I will not be afraid. I stand before my Lord in the knowledge that He is God. He will take care of me and guide me in the path of truth.

Insatiable Lust

 The abnormal sexual appetite cannot be appeased.

I don't feel clean within

It is the presence of God within you that makes you aware of your uncleanness.

On dealing with filthy thoughts

What is to be done with the filth in the mind?

My head is filled with lies

The lies that the devil tells me

Extract purity from filth

Pure are the uses of filth.

Why am I attracted to what I am revolted by?

A terrible irony within me

On dealing with a bad attitude

How should the representative of God deal with someone with a bad attitude?

God requires belief

To know God one must believe in him.

I Am The Voice

I have begun to knock on people’s doors.

And the question has been asked more than once.

“Who are you?”

"I am The Voice."

WHO IS THE VOICE?
Is he the self-made man that he once claimed to be? Or is he the work of hands far superior to his own?

Is his voice his own? Are his thoughts the product of his mind?

Is his mind as noble as his thoughts? Does his love come from his heart?

Or does Someone live within him? Is He the mind of his thoughts? Is He the heart of his love? Is He the breath of his voice?

This is the BELIEF of the man who calls himself The Voice: I saw Him as a blazing train of fire in a childhood dream, and I pledged my servitude to Him in a language that I did not know then, but learned to speak later. I did not even know who He was. Yet I must have known deep within that He is the Lord.

For years I walked in darkness, not knowing my Master. I served another who was opposed to Him. I betrayed my Lord, and lay in the arms of His sworn enemy. I savoured the bliss of Hell.

But the Lord will not be cheated of His bride. He came for me, yet did not seize me instantly. He laid a divine finger on me, and delivered a deadly blow to the evil within my soul. The demons that ruled me could never recover from this, and slowly and painfully they crumbled to defeat.

Now the Lord has me firmly in His grip. Even as hellfire rages just outside my courtyard, He whispers His hope into my ears, and strengthens my will to fight. The Devil is still around.

The Lord gave me my mission. It is not to fight the powers of darkness only for my own sake, but also for the sake of others. So He empowered my voice, filled it with His own breath, and set ablaze the message that His love commands me to deliver to a people indifferent to and distanced from their Lord.

So here I come to the one who is willing to accept my love and hear my voice. I am Samuel Godfrey George. I am The Voice.

The Road To Sanity

What is in a smile? What is in a sneer? What special joy lies in applause? What terrible misery lies in censure? What are hard times? What are good times?

When I smile, do I rejoice? When I weep, do I grieve? When I embrace, do I love? When I spurn, do I hate? When I speak, do I believe? And when I believe, do I speak?

Is unblemished happiness ever found? Is misery ever experienced in its completeness? Does company ever dispel loneliness? In loneliness can one not find company?

Is family only a blessing? Is orphanhood only a curse? Is love ever guaranteed? Is loyalty ever certified? Do parents only give? Do children only love? Will a brother never strike? Will a friend never betray?

Are the evil without good? Are the good without evil? Are those who condemn without blame? Can the condemned not blame?

Are the ones who seek unity undivided? Are the divisive disunited?

Does nakedness reveal shame? Do clothes conceal it? Can silence conceal the guilt within? Does the ritual mirror the passion within?

Should the Lord not consort with prostitutes? Should the believer not sleep with the Devil? Can one reach the destination even before the journey?

How long will the Creator suffer the mockery of his creation? How long will the Father wait for his prodigal son?

Does the Creator only create? Does the Giver only give? Does the Lover only love?

Will the voice only speak? Silence is the beginning of the voice. Silence is the end of the voice.

- Samuel Godfrey George

The Voice Responds : Am I building a house?

The Question : Why are you selling your articles? Are you building a new house?

The Answer : Yes I am building a house. But it is a different kind of house. I have chosen to build a spiritual house. I have abandoned the tasks of the world to do this job for God. I do not work in the world and earn a salary. I need to sustain myself and my family as I continue to devote myself to God. So I need to sell the articles in my earthly house to build my heavenly house.

The Voice Responds : "Does everything happen for a reason?"

The Question : Does everything happen for a reason?

The Answer : The answer is simple if you know it and not simple if you do not know it. A man or woman who walks by faith and believes in the will of God has to admit that everything in life does have a purpose, and that that purpose is not always revealed to the believer. Whether one is a believer or not, it is wise not to search for the purpose that is hidden or mysterious, as there is a limit to human understanding and wisdom.

The answer to your question is yes. Everything in life happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is plain and at other times it eludes understanding. When the reason cannot be known, it is wise not to apprehend it through human understanding. What is meant to be revealed will be revealed not in the flesh but in the Spirit.

The Voice Responds : Did I ever hate God?

The Question : Did you ever hate or give up on God?

The Answer : No, I have never given up, and will never give up on God. Life is difficult but not impossible. Faith in God is not for quitters. I've had my share of desperate moments. But the Lord would not let me go. And as I grow in understanding, the chances of my slipping seem more unlikely than ever. Yet I remain cautious in prayer.

There was a time when I did not care about God. But now I will never hate God for anything. The privilege to do anything comes from Him. In fact I can never love Him enough for His kindness to me.

As far as others are concerned, I love them regardless of what they feel for me. When I am tempted to hate (and that happens often), I pray for divine help, as that is the only way out of bitterness. There can be no hope of God's forgiveness if I cannot forgive.

Trusting in God is the only way out of the hell we create in our own lives. When a man is in trouble let him pray.

The Voice Responds : Whom do I serve?

The Question : Do you really serve the Lord Jesus Christ? Who is your master?

The Answer : If a man had a single master, then he will not be in conflict. If a man could believe in Jesus Christ without the slightest degree of doubt, then there will be no inner struggle between darkness and light. I am a child of conflict and struggle. Does that now make me a man who serves two masters or a disbeliever in Christ? My voice has spoken for the sake of the Divine One to magnify His glory in response to His command. I call Him my Lord Christ.

The Voice Responds : Explain the salvation of Christ

The Question : Samuel, the way you put to the person who says there is no God was great. How would you explain being saved (or not) then? The same way? If it is revealed to him/her (or not)? Being saved comes from the urge of the person requesting it from the Savior, Jesus Christ our Lord or must it be a nudge by The Lord to the person. Must the person be led to be saved?

The Answer: The salvation of God is for all and yet not for all. Not all will be saved. Not all can be saved.

Though human instruments are involved in the process of salvation, men do not lead those who are led to their salvation. God leads them as God has preordained them to belong to Him.

Those who "are saved" believe that they are saved. The only authority that can certify their salvation is God.

What remains is the consciousness of salvation in the mind of the believer. Salvation is the promise made by God to those who belong to God. Those who belong to God are known only to God. They believe in the promise of God, so they believe that they are saved.

Hannah and Samuel

The great trial in the lives of Hannah and her son Samuel, who find comfort and healing in the great love and compassion of their God

The Trial of Mary Helen Indra

As she lay in hospital before her surgery for a fracture in the hip, Mary Helen Indra glorified her Lord.

Saturday 24 November 2012

She who dwells in the shelter - Psalm 91

Let her who trusts in her Lord rest in His promise that He will indeed rescue the one who loves Him and protect her from all harm.

For Mary Helen Indra

I Need Discipline

After years of happy waywardness I have grown tired of my looseness. What I need now is God's discipline.


Suicide Is Not An Option

A person in a troubled relationship should not attempt to take her life. She must face her circumstances bravely and must focus on what is good in her life.

The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde

An anniversary special for Will Hughes

The beautiful story of a selfish giant transformed by the love of a wonderful little boy.

My Bonnie

Mohi and Sam pine for their bonnie

Let my heart be right before God

Let me serve God because I love Him and want to share His love with others, and not because I want something from Him.

Maintain the Divine Order

What God has made celebrate and how He has made maintain.

SGG Records "The Lost Son"

A recent recording for the pictorial presentation of the Parable of the Prodigal Son

I Have Been Refined By Trouble

I welcome trouble in my life today because it is good for me.

When You Should Not Marry

When a person is not willing to a commit to a life-long monogamous relationship he or she should not marry. When married people are not willing to commit to raising their children properly they should not have any children.

Friday 23 November 2012

The Charge Of The Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson

Honouring the charge they made

The Lost Son (The Parable of the Prodigal Son)

The best story Jesus Christ ever told, this is the story of a forgiving father and a wayward son. From Eugene Peterson's paraphrase of the Bible, "The Message"

I'm Losing, But . . .

I may have lost a few things in my life but I have not lost my faith in Jesus Christ, my Lord and my God.

John Dryden - Shadwell

One poet attacks another - John Dryden's vicious attack on Thomas Shadwell is read by Samuel Godfrey George


  All human things are subject to decay,
  And when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
  This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus, young
  Was call'd to empire, and had govern'd long;
  In prose and verse, was own'd, without dispute,
  Through all the realms of Nonsense, absolute.
  This aged prince, now flourishing in peace,
  And blest with issue of a large increase;
  Worn out with business, did at length debate
  To settle the succession of the state:                              10
  And, pondering which of all his sons was fit
  To reign, and wage immortal war with wit,
  Cried, 'Tis resolved; for nature pleads, that he
  Should only rule, who most resembles me.
  Shadwell alone my perfect image bears,
  Mature in dulness from his tender years:
  Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he
  Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity.
  The rest to some faint meaning make pretence,
  But Shadwell never deviates into sense.                             20
  Some beams of wit on other souls may fall,
  Strike through, and make a lucid interval;
  But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray,
  His rising fogs prevail upon the day.
  Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye,
  And seems design'd for thoughtless majesty:
  Thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain,
  And, spread in solemn state, supinely reign.
  Heywood and Shirley[140] were but types of thee,
  Thou last great prophet of tautology.                               30
  Even I, a dunce of more renown than they,
  Was sent before but to prepare thy way;
  And, coarsely clad in Norwich drugget, came
  To teach the nations in thy greater name.

Why would anyone follow Jesus Christ?

Jesus Christ is the exact opposite of all that the world approves. Then why would anyone want to follow him? Samuel Godfrey George reads from Philip Yancey's "A Skeptic's Guide To Faith".

Thursday 22 November 2012

Rabindranath Tagore - Jana Gana Mana

Samuel Godfrey George reads the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's poem, "Jana Gana Mana"



O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,
in the Dravida country, Utkala and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters of Yamuna and the Ganges.
They chant only thy name.
They seek only thy auspicious blessings.
They sing only the glory of thy victory.
The salvation of all people waits in thy hands,
O! Dispenser of India's destiny, thou art the ruler of the minds of all people
Victory to thee, Victory to thee, Victory to thee,
Victory, Victory, Victory, Victory to thee!.

The Kings of India

A tribute to Dhoni and his men for winning the ICC World Cup, 2011

Hark, My Soul, It Is The Lord!

Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee,
"Say, poor, sinner, lovest thou Me?"


Hark My Soul, It Is The Lord

Lord, it is my chief complaint
That my love is weak and faint;
Yet I love Thee, and adore:
O for grace to love Thee more!

The Hound Of Heaven - Francis Thompson

A divine lover mercilessly stalks a human subject

Ode To A Nightingale - John Keats

Despite pain and suffering in life Keats finds comfort and peace in the song of a nightingale and in a glass of wine.

Wednesday 21 November 2012

God Cannot Be Scientifically Proven

God is a spiritual truth to be spiritually discerned. He is discerned when deep connects with deep, when a human spirit seeks a divine spirit. Those who cannot see God are those who are without a desire to know God. And those who demand scientific proof for his existence to believe in him are those who have no knowledge of the spiritual and who are resistant to the truth that God is not a scientifically demonstrable fact.

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Heavenly Father, I Appreciate You

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? A presentation of Samuel Godfrey George

Jesus (A Presentation of Samuel Godfrey George)

The essence of the Lord God

Problems In Literally Understanding The Bible

The absolute statements in the Bible must be understood carefully. The commandments of the Bible must be interpreted contextually. A literal understanding of these can lead to impossible and untenable situations.

The Great Jimmy Carter

Not just a former president of the greatest nation in the world but also a great Christian and a great man of peace is Jimmy Carter. Samuel Godfrey George reads from Philip Yancey's "A Skeptic's Guide To Faith".

In My Father's House

Those who believe in Jesus Christ believe in heaven, the home of God. Now research into Near Death Experience (NDE) has revealed evidence for an after-life. Even Kat Kerr who has travelled to heaven supernaturally claims that there is indeed a heaven that defies human expectations. The people who aspire to know God must desire to be with Him in heaven.

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

At a certain moment in life, a decision was made, and a path was taken, and a man's life was defined.

If - Rudyard Kipling

How does one master the art of living? When can one say that the earth and everything in it is within one's grasp? When does a boy ever become a man? Rudyard Kipling provides the answers.

How do we worship God?

Many people go to church to worship God. Denominational differences in Christianity may involve different styles of worship. But what ...