Obviously, the happenings of chapter 5:5-31 are because of something that happened in chapter 5:;1-4. One’s immediate thoughts go to the wild, debauched party of drunkenness. It is true this is the foundation to Da 5:5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand […]
There are a few issues to mention before we get into the text of Daniel chapter 5. (1) People die. Ge 3:22 And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the […]
Do we make light of the Day of Reconciliation on December 16 each year? Have our feelings slumped into seeing this day as just another public holiday or does it generate meaningful engagement with other peoples? The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa. The origins of the celebration for the Afrikaners […]
I was not converted in a Church Gathering, nor did anyone lead me to Jesus. As said before I before, I was saved whilst bathing one night after reading the Book of Colossian a good few times. There was nothing spectacular about this happening apart from the fact I knew God has worked salvation in […]
There is no simply logical human reason, why it took me from the age of 13 to almost 30 to respond positively to the gospel and be Born Again. The same is true for a lady known as Sue Mills. Sue was in the church for a few years before I became the pastor. She […]
Those who have lived for 50, 60, 70 or more years will testify that they have woken up to a new day every morning and they have gone to bed at night almost every night. They will tell you that life is like a round wheel. It turns from morning to night, from good days […]
The call came at 15.40 on Saturday afternoon. “Good after mam”, I heard. I said … “good afternoon”. The voice said … “sorry for that sir. I am …. From the University of Cape Town. May I ask you a few questions about COVID.” I said yes as long as I can ask you a […]
Given a high of ten and a low of one, when it comes to diplomacy I’ll probably find myself in the lower region. As you listen to presidents and other important international figures, mostly their speeches are written for them. The reason being … “diplomacy”. When it comes to international dialogue between countries it is […]
t’s quite interesting to see how many people try to get away from God. To get personal, at the age of thirteen I knew what I would be one day. The pastor of the Church we attended as a family told me what I would be. I used to weed his flower beds, mow the […]
The power was down at Church on Sunday due to Eskom’s “load shedding”. In chatting to a friend I told a true story about a Baptist clergyman from England. His name was Fred Skeet … tiny in statue. I am uncertain whether the PA system failed or the power was down. This was in the […]