The role of the watchman is to guard, stay vigilant, to look out for intruders, to protect, patrol and report suspicious activity. In the Bible there is a story in 2nd Samuel 21: 10-13 about an overlooked woman, Rizpah. Though not a seemingly notorious woman of scripture, Rizpah illustrates vividly what it means for mothers […]

When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers.  But he said to his father, “My head, my head”.  The man said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother”.  When he had carried and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until […]

Here we are again, and the most asked question is “How did we get here so soon?”  “Where has the year gone?”.  The only things that get new each year are the memories, especially for those whom we loved and have now gone to the great beyond.  Not forgetting the new aches and pains, oh […]

Hopefully, prayerfully by the publication of this article, the tensions in the international arena would have subsided.  This article is being written on the weekend after the sudden outbreak of the latest international war which is the Israel-Hamas conflict.  But we are not looking in-depth at that conflict in this article, it is simply a […]

The Virgin Islands community is seeing a steady increase in the Filipino population and as it approaches the festive season, Virgin Islands Life and Style Magazine will look at traditional Christmas celebrations in the Philippines as a way of honouring a segment of our society. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in the Philippines […]

One of the most powerful biblical illustrations of the God given purpose to each of our lives is written in Jeremiah 1:4-10.  Before we present the text, be reminded that each of us are given the same process of a “purpose assignment” by God before we leave eternity to enter time on earth by way […]

Everything about us is finite and everything about the Lord God is infinite.  Our limitations are the source of our frustrations.  We are a spirit housed in decaying flesh, God is Spirit only.  We are limited in knowledge and wisdom, God is all-knowing and all-wise, and the list continues for every human desire and aspiration. […]

In a BVI devoid of effective leadership, a territory straying from our biblical teaching and struggling to understand who we are culturally and spiritually; and what we were born to do, the Bible give us guidance. Isaiah 6:8 KJV [8] Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who […]

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV For many of us living in the 21st-century, biblical quotes may seem irrelevant. However, if we read the bible as a history of human endeavour and understand its precepts, we see that it […]