FAITH
Rebuilding a nation begins with leadership in the church
Rev Maria Seaman: A familiar thought is "change begins at the top". That is, as a leader goes, so goes the country. This actually lines up with scripture.
‘Organ donors’ required at St Peter’s church
St Peter’s Church is in need of monetary donations to help with the refurbishment of the church’s 30-year-old organ.
Bermudian releases ‘brave’ memoir of molestation
Bermudian author Rosita L. Davis recently published her first book, a memoir entitled "Do You Know Who You Are Sitting Next To?"
Why fathers need to get themselves to Mount Moriah
Rev Maria Seaman: Our current society is so out of order that even when we look at places where order should be, you are apt to find disorder.
Islamic values and the ‘love of country’
Shabnam Jheengoor: Can Muslims living in Britain and other Western countries ever hope to reconcile their faith and loyalty to their respective countries of residence?
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Meriam’s ‘crime’ in accepting Christianity
Shabnam Jheengoor: Freedom to choose and practise one’s faith without restriction is a fundamental right, which Islam has guaranteed to everyone.
Nehemiah’s leadership lifted the people out of despair
Rev Maria Seaman: ‘Jerusalem had no leader or voice to lead the people from poverty to prosperity.’
Discerning the truth from perception
Walia Ming: We must dispel perceptions and act on truth — truth is fact and fact is what will withstand perception.
Some leaders forget they are the servants of the people
Rev Maria Seaman: When will you get it? The only reason you are a leader is because there is a people in need and you are in the place to bring about that which the people stand in need of.
Boko Haram has ‘brazenly violated Islamic teachings’
By forcing these girls to accept Islam, Boko Haram has violated the clear commandment of the Holy Quran (Ch 2: v 257) which says: 'There is no compulsion in religion'.
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Why the leader and led relationship has to be of mutual benefit to work
Rev Maria Seaman: All leaders should take note of the relationship between the king and Nehemiah. Even though Nehemiah was a servant, he mattered to the king.
Lightning blows hole in Southampton church
Lightning struck the Southampton Seventh-Day Adventist Church steeple in an 'explosion' that propelled roof slates onto Middle Road and the Pastor's lawn.
God’s spirit defeats the works of the flesh
Rev Maria Seaman: The greatest warfare of our day can be summed up in the battle of the flesh versus the Spirit.
Never become too arrogant to have good manners
WAlia Ming: Bermuda seems to be populated with people both local and foreign who simply do not have any manners –– how sad, as part of Bermuda's culture, our heritage and what we are world-renowned for is our manners, our courtesy and our warmth.
Virtuous women valued above rubies
Rev Maria Seaman: The virtuous woman found in the passage of Proverbs 31 is considerably the most preached about woman on Mother’s Day.
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