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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 59)

Many people do not understand that the New Testament Book of Revelation, like Daniel is written in Apocalyptic Language. God used the apostle John to pen the Revelation during extremely hard times. The persecution of the Christian Church was at an all-time high. John himself was a prisoner on the Island of Patmos. Rev 1:9 I, […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 58)

Only the mentally deranged will curse God the way some do. Oh yes, this applies to the many actors and actresses on our screens. It might be in their script but they are saying it and this means they mean it. The vulgarity, blasphemy and degraded language used against God is a great insult to […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 57)

When we go through hardships and trails we might cry out “When, O when will this end?” If you are an older person as I am, you are able to look back over your life and remember the many times when you thought your pain and suffering, be it relational, financial, emotional or physical would […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 56)

Hunger for knowledge, especially knowledge of the Truth is very important and a requirement for those following the Lord Jesus Christ. Christians ought to be like Ac 17:11 the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 55)

As a teenager, I worked directly opposite a fast food shop. They were not attached to any chain, they just did their own thing. Their lunch special was an egg, bacon, ham, tomato, cheese and lettuce sandwich. It was cheap and it was tasty. The interpretation of Daniel’s vision / dream / words from God […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 54)

From 1880 to 1910 Africa was colonized. Although most countries were decolonized between the mid-to-late 1950’s to 1975, some were decolonized much earlier. There was regime change before colonization and then regime change after colonization. Even once decolonization took place, many African countries have seen regime change on a number of occasions, often with war […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 53)

Does Judgment only come when God calls time on the planet, Jesus returns and each one is judged according to what is found in the Record Boks of Heaven? Many think this way but the reality is that although the final Judgment is futuristic, there is continual Judgment throughout the course of history. What would […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 52)

There are so many evil dictator leaders in the world. They seem to get their way all the time without reprisal. Those who live or worked under them and those who live in their countries might well be saying … “When will this end?” The same question could be shaped differently … “When will evil, […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 51)

In the eyes of the people, a leader or a government is installed legitimately or illegitimately. We rejoice when our political party wins an election, we moan and groan and call foul play when our party loses. On our continent, challenges are often in the context of a “rigged or stolen election”. There are voices […]

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Dare to Be a Daniel (Part 50)

One of the most beautiful creatures to watch walking, running or swimming is a bear. From time to time we watch documentaries about the wild which often includes bears. They seem so graceful until they either hunt prey, ripping them apart or until they fight another bear for territory and breeding rights. As graceful as […]