Yesterday we started looking at things that distract a person, causing us to take our eyes off the Lord Jesus and eternity (Col 3:1-3). We are using Solomon as an illustration of a man who started well with God, yet ended badly! 1Ki 11:9 The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned […]
I am sure you wish there were things that did not distract you, pulling you away from God. Once you have been walking with the Lord Jesus for a while, you quickly start to realize that the process of holiness making is actually very difficult … and this includes all Christians irrespective who we are, […]
Have you ever been abandoned? Have you ever seen abandoned people? As you travel through the city in which I live at night, or through certain suburbs, you’ll see many people, men, women, teenagers and at times children sleeping on pavements, against a shop wall or window, with the building overhanging the pavement. They might […]
I have a few marks on my body due to various accidents over the years, especially as a boy. I loved climbing trees on the farm and falling out was almost normal. Walking without shoes in the veldt often resulting in glass cuts. The one thing I missed was a tattoo as a teenager … […]
When last have you moved house? When you did, how much of your possessions did you move with you and how much did you discard? We are trying to “thin” out our possessions with the intent of relocating sometime in the future. It’s quite a task as one does not really realise how much you […]
Do you also find you speak without thinking? I’m certain we all do. We hear or see something and without thinking it through we might respond with a comment. Speaking without thinking! Have you ever passed comments about a person or people without hearing the other side of the story or without doing proper investigation […]
Although this happened previously in our country and happens in other countries, we live at an unprecedented time with the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture hearing testimonies since 2018. Their mandate is to investigate allegations of state capture, corruption, fraud, and other allegations in the public sector including organs of state. […]
We live at a time in history where the masses under the banner of democracy hold high the “right and freedom” to practice and indulge in any form of sexual promiscuity and sexual orientation they desire. Let me quickly add that there are many who reject the greater call for the relaxation on all forms […]
The age in which we live is terribly violent. There were ages before where there was much violence too, but largely it was related to nations warring against each other. The records of ancient history, near ancient history and modern history informs us of the most horrendous atrocities, and these still happen in so many […]
The family is a crucial part of the extended family, society in the form of citizenship and more especially the Church. Let me say from the outset that over the last 40 or so years of ministry I have met some wonderful, loving, caring families … but I have never met the perfect family! What […]