MIZPAH HEIGHTS

Some years ago it was unthinkable for a girl in secondary school to introduce her boyfriend to her parents BUT today we know better. Times have changed for the better. Life is different: questions can be asked and morality can be challenged. Today in more advanced countries same-sex marriages have no schism with correct morals. Cultures change with time, morals follow suit BUT God's standards remain the same. People want to know what is right or wrong; but can we ever? With this changing moral stands? DON'T ASK YOUR PASTOR if it is right to hug yourselves in courtship; Don't ask your pastor if it right to pay your tithe; Don't ask your pastor if it is right to wear a tattoo... ... Your pastor's response will be based on his perception, cultural reality and denomination he represents. The question of right or wrong must however be answered correctly if we must get to heaven. Heaven is for the righteous and it means a RIGHT standing in Christ. Is Chris

WHAT WILL YOU SAY? When you give a child something say snacks, he collects it and begins to smack on it immediately. As a good parent, you tell the child "Say thank you." As the child grows you expect the child have imbibed the teaching, so that when he collects anything you expect to hear "thank you". But if he collects and says nothing, the parent asks " what will you say?" Then the child remembers and says "thank you". Soon the child matures and doesn't need reminder again. My conclusion is this, when a man fails to give quality thanks and appreciation to God it is a sign of spiritual immaturity. Let's grow a little more today. GIVE THANKS.

Mustan sat looking out the window as the rain poured from heaven. She had always wanted to dance, jump and scream in the rain like other children did but her mum wouldn't allow it. She decided to give it a try again. "Mum, please can I join the other children in playing outside?" Her mother held her head to her chest and said "Yes dear you may, but only when the rain stops". Mustan let herself out of her mother's embrace to weep in her room. She almost swore not to talk to her mother again for hindering her fun. ....... Does this story relate to you? Have we left the embrace of God because He wouldn't consent to our wish for certain pleasures now? Return now!

||The writer couldn't answer the question at the end of this story, can you?|| A preacher and his son set out to reach new lands with the good news of the gospel. On the journey there were lots of reasons to go back but the preacher encouraged his son that they keep going. Finally they saw a city where Christ had not been preached. The city had a strange rule for strangers; they killed them or enslaved them. Along the routes leading to the city were the bodies of strangers who had been brave enough to spy its secrets. The boy urged his father more fervently that they turn back but he refused. Upon entry they were seized. The father was condemned to death and the son imprisoned. The preacher assured his son that no harm would come to them and that his son remember numerous acts of deliverance from the Bible. Alas! The preacher was killed. The son was locked up with the few prisoners in the city, mainly women. His heart sank deep in sorrow as he sang his father's fav

Mama Segun and Mama Saamu had been friends since Mama Saamu moved into the compound four years ago but that's about to change. "Shameless woman! Thief!! Thief!!" Mama Segun rained curses on her friend as she tied her scarf round her waist. She plunged forward and grabbed her by neck. "You will vomit that money today. Thief!" "That God you always pretend to serve is the One that has exposed you." Mama Segun hit her with her right fist urging her weeping friend to confess. Crowds had gathered outside the house as the elders urged Mama Segun to control herself. That morning she had dropped her key with Mama Saamu as usual and told her expressly not to release her key to anyone but her husband if he returned before her. "Mama Segun, ha!ha!! What happen!!?" Asked the landlord. "Baba thank you o!" "This shameless woman has been the one stealing my money. Today my five thousand is missing and I will not take it easy wi

Great news dear friends, this month we are back to short stories. Let's keep tabs together, it promises to be exciting. Shalom.