Before I became a Christian I used to smoke and use alcohol … and sadly, at times more than I should have. Long before my salvation I got this fitness idea in my head and gave up tobacco and alcohol and went running on the beach between Saldanha and Langebaan for a few miles each […]
Author: Don Kirkwood
Able to Teach
Some teachers are highly qualified, yet all the degrees in the world do not make them able to teach. You may have experience this at school, college or university. The lecturer is highly qualified and knows his or her subject but is not able to convey that knowledge to his or her students in a […]
Biblical Hospitality
In an article entitled “Six Ways to Resolve Conflict”, where the writer is talking to business leaders, he says … “Remember that as a leader, even though you can initiate a constructive conversation, the effort always involves dialogue and discussion among the people involved. Adopt a positive attitude toward the conflict, find the best in people […]
Self-Controlled and Responsible
Not everyone understands that their Church Leadership is good or bad unless they are spiritual and desiring to grow spiritually and believes the Church belongs to God and needs to be cared for properly. I would like to share a message with you that I received … not to draw attention to my Daily Notes, […]
Integrity
An ordained clergyman who preached at our Church last Sunday, after greeting the congregation spoke of the pulpit supply student we have as an interim preacher saying … “of all the students from all the theological seminaries that I have dealt with, none has the integrity that Dale has.” He analyzed Dale over a period […]
Of Elders
The CEO of Eskom has an enormous task, more so because the office is controlled by politics. He is stepping down next month due to the lack of political support needed for the job. He might not have been an engineer but was suitably and ably qualified to do the task at hand, if he […]
The Service of Deacons
You have heard it said … “Behind every good man is a good woman.” Note that I don’t ascribe anything good to myself … but if I achieved anything good for God it is because I had a good woman behind, with me and next to me. Christian Ministry is very different to being in […]
Of Deacons
There are those who cheat when it comes to their qualifications! You have heard the saying … “The wheel turns” or “What goes around comes around.” It’s true! Many who have cheated with their qualifications are caught out and if they are not in this life, they will at the Judgment Day. You have heard […]
Leaders Reflecting God
There are basic qualifications to have before you might consider going further. Our one grandson, works as a technician at an eye clinic whilst he is studying. In his plan he has a strategy of proceeding further … technician – certified technician – and then possibly an ophthalmogist. He has the academic skills, the personality […]
Qualifications of a Leader
To qualify for some of the longer distant races, you needed to qualify with a stipulated time for a specified distance. As an example, when I was running the Comrades Marathon, your qualification time needed to be no more than 4 ½ hours for a standard marathon (42.2 kilometers). The reason behind this is that […]