Getting Back Into The Swing of Things, Just Like Hannah

SEELE contributor Oboitshepo Tladi unpacks this month’s theme of getting back into the swing of things in the life of Hanna. “We learn the importance of not giving up on the desires we so strongly feel drawn to, while also learning how some of these desires are in fact given to us by God, to fulfil His purposes,” she writes.

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Jesus Was Hurt Necessarily, We Don’t Have To Be Hurt Unnecessarily

Discernment is a gift from God. It’s the ability to recognize something, to distinguish if something is or someone is good, bad, honest, worth being connected to with the senses or with intuition. While Jesus placed Himself in situations that ultimately led to the cross, we humans are given discernment by God to protect us from “unnecessarily” situations.

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Encounter God's Heart... The Light Of The World Within You

At some point in a person’s life, Jesus makes Himself known to people. That can be through the kindness, generosity and love of others, when someone tells us about the gift of salvation, when we’re forgiven, when we go through trials, or through direct encounters. Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez point out how Jesus’s glory is revealed to the nations, and one way is through us in how we love others.

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