One of the lessons that the Church of God needs to learn in our time is the value and power of the Church at Prayer! Allow me to use two extracts on prayer from great men of prayer of not too long ago. (1) Hutson Taylor: When Hutson Taylor was sailing to China to begin […]
My mother, as she aged, would be speaking of one of her sons and mistakenly called him the other son or one of the grandsons. No one corrected her, she just rattled off the names until she got the right one. It was quite funny, yet when we come to Bible names it is important […]
One of the most difficult things to do is part with one’s money. This does not matter whether you are poor, comfortable or wealthy. Taking of your cash—be it hard earned, inherited or gifted—and giving it away is not easy. That is a fact of life. The sad truth is that this mindset is a […]
Once again, we come to a passage in the Bible that might cause some to practice what the Bible is not teaching. There are many who believe that prophets still exist. Those who believe this practice “prophetic speaking”. If you know me, you will be aware that I do not support that way of thinking […]
Many years ago, John Blanchard wrote a book called … “What is the World is a Christian?” He used just about every name a Christian could be called and expounded that word from a Scriptural perspective. (Examples, A Christian is a Sheep, A Saint, etc.) But to be specific, a Christian maybe called many names, […]
I found the following quotations about a Church Ministry Team … (a) “Christian ministry is teamwork with a difference because followers are just as important as leaders. God uses the efforts of each team member in equally important ways, all unique and special. A collective vision is shared, born of the team members’ collective wisdom, submission, […]
John J. Murphy is the author of “Pulling Together: 10 Rules for High-Performance Teamwork”. He writes … “Each individual has unique gifts, and talents and skills. When we bring them to the table and share them for a common purpose, it can give companies a real competitive advantage.” I am certain you will agree he […]
How do we determine what a good man or woman is today? Is it one who lives a good moral life? Is it someone who is respectful to those older than he or she is? Is it one who helps the poor and destitute by arranging Trusts and Organizations to benefit the needy? Is it […]
In 1986, we planted a Church in Bloemfontein in the Free State Province. It grew and developed over the years. We left the area in 1991 and visited the Church twice and were then invited to the 30th Anniversary Celebrations. By this time, the Church was very large in number, had a few people on staff […]
Here in the USA we have been enjoying Thanksgiving. What surprised me was that the last Thursday of November is Thanksgiving, the Friday is Back Friday (for the large stores to sell some products at reduced prices), the Saturday is Small Business Saturday (to support small businesses) and the Monday is Cyber Monday to purchase […]