The month of August has been positively memorable. Perhaps in the year 2020 when there has only been bad news around the world, for the DSouza household the month brought some good news. Edi got approved for admission at Bethlehem College and Seminary. We are waiting to hear from the Seminary about the scholarship.
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One must learn throughout one’s life. To be a student formally is what people do to get a job or to land a better job. I am going to be a student formally to do my current job better. No greater pay, no greater position. Hopefully I will be more productive at the job I…
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I am overwhelmed by God’s kindness this week. Through unexpected ways and beyond my expectation, God has worked. Last week I was not sure if I will be accepted for admission to the M.Div. program. This week I learned that I am approved for admission on the condition that I complete the pre-requisite Greek classes.…
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The heart of God is plain and simple: Compassion for the lost, may we be transformed like our maker and have compassion for the Lost.
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This is a poem I wrote for a dear family friend of ours. We have known them for about 13 years now. It is indeed a joyous occasion for us to celebrate their 10th anniversary! Covid-19 has changed the way we celebrate our near and dear ones. If it would not have been for this…
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Some days ago I wrote about the wait getting longer. And earlier this week, I was uncertain of what might happen. Thanks be to God we are one step closer to going to seminary. In September last year we were moved to consider going to seminary for getting trained and equipped further for the pastoral…
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The right teaching, the right training, the right coaching can only get you so far. The right practice of what you learned is necessary to grow in anything. This is as much true for our spirtual growth as it is true in any other area of life.In the years that I have spent in the…
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I work well when I have a long view of a task. I enjoy working on any small module or task when I know what the big picture is. I like to know what I am contributing towards. When I was in school I was told the story of three masons. A man came across…
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This is our 4th year of homeschooling. The one question that I have been asked more than anything is,”Why did I choose to homeschool my children?” The answer is two fold. To be able to build a relationship with my children so that I can do the task that God has given me: To teach…
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Who can run away from the presence of the Lord? No one! Yet the prophet Jonah attempts it only to be reminded of the sovereignty and omnipresence of God.
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