Author: Don Kirkwood

Although God commands against idolatry, idolatry is one of the worst curses a person could get involved with. Look at the first three Commandments that are actually linked together … and remember that God saved the believer out of the bondage of evil and the devil’s clutches. Ex 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, […]

Reach-SA had its first online zoom synod. We missed last year due to COVID-19 and because of Lock Down, the bishops and executive decided to have a virtual synod. I think it went well and the bishop did a great job. What impressed me the most was that the delegates, whether I agreed with what […]

I went down to the shops this morning to collect a few groceries at a supermarket. It’s always difficult to read a person’s face when a mask is on, though some people’s body language described themselves pretty well. One elderly man walked passed without a mask. He had a real sour face … a rebel. […]

A child of God needs to look for every opportunity to witness for Jesus or build a bridge to eventually share the Gospel. I had an unexpected request yesterday after church. A lady called me asking if I could sign documents as a Commissioner of Oaths. As she is the sister of my opposite neighbor […]

For our Federation of Churches (CESA or as we are known today, REACH SA), I was appointed as a delegate to the Board of Free Churches to represent our clergy who was in the Chaplaincy in the Defense Force and Police Services. Due to this, I had the privilege of visiting a Camp outside our […]

We live in an age where migration and emigration of people is common. It’s not just people seeking asylum that are found moving from country to country or continent to continent. The late Bishop Peter Kalangula from Northern Namibia used to tell of how Bushmen would move from place to place, spending a few months […]

Some people love to receive attention. If they do something for someone they needed to be appreciated more than just being thanked. Image and fuss means more than the “giving” and how the giving can be used to help, be it to a person, church or mission activity. I am pretty certain those who have […]

Names don’t always reflect the character and personality of a person. Take my name as an example … Donald. Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos (“world-ruler” or “world-wielder”), composed of the old Celtic elements dumno “world” and val “rule”. This was the name […]

Good citizenship means to observe the authorities God has appointed whether we like them and their ideology or not. I feel at times that Politicians and their Party and some Trade Unions, because according to the Constitution of the Country that permits demonstrating, bend and twist the reasons for demonstrating to suit their personal ends. […]

It is awfully disturbing when people make commitments to follow Jesus as Lord and don’t make any progress. Some flare for a while … similar to the parable to the soils. Remember how Jesus taught this parable? Lu 8:5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell […]