The Source

Stop there! Who told you Jesus died? Close that mouth, do not yell! It’s a fiction; there was no Jesus that ever existed anywhere? That Bible of yours who told you its factual? It’s just a best seller fiction story. You didn’t eat meat for some days’ since last month and this week I guess claiming its lent period. By Friday 29th you call it ‘Good Friday” and Sunday 31st April, you will be remembering His resurrection, how dare you remember somebody who never existed, if you are not a ‘fool’. Don’t pray curses on me yet, and what’s that look of surprise on your face, at what you are reading? You caused it; you made me ask those questions. Who told you Jesus was killed? Who told you that He died and resurrected? Look at you week days you conduct yourself and dress as you want and on a Sunday morning you go like an angel to church. And you think you can tell me Jesus died and resurrected. Or you are of the generation that says Christianity is of the heart, stop! Clothes you wear, th...

We all love music, even if we can not all sing very well; for we as Christian’s singing hymn is an integral part of our Christian   service’ it encourages, motivate, rebuke or teaches one divine truth or another. Little do many of us know about the story behind such wonderful hymns? There is a popular hymn sang by Christian all over the world; Abide with me fast falls the eventide .   This Hymn was written by Pastor Henry Francis Lyte, who had pastored a little congregation for over 24yrs in the south coast of England-Devonshire. The weather of this place was not that favourable to the dwellers; they were used to sudden death either at sea or from health complications. So they were used to the strain of the hymn. He became sickly, then his doctor recommended a change of environment ‘to soak up the sun’; that‘s his only hope of recovery said the doctor. With heavy heart he prepared for the journey and the Sunday before his departure in September 1847, he ascended th...