Although the word “precious” is used many times in the Bible, there are two aspects that need to be of special importance to us. Firstly, in the sermon I preached for today I referred to the fact that God views His Son Jesus Christ as “precious”. This comes up in Peter’s use of the “stone” […]
Some friends of ours are emigrating during the next few months and have embarked on the huge task of sorting out their house and garages. They built their house and have been in it for 21 years, but they have been married for close to 50 years … so you can imagine how much they […]
We have a young lady (teenager) in our church whose name is Tabitha. This is a Biblical name and has another name coupled to it. Ac 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. The name Dorcas is a Greek […]
We have been here before, but after two crashes that happened today I feel it is more than worthwhile visiting this again. When we leave home, we leave for a destination with the full intention of arriving at that destination. This morning we left home and our destination was Holy Trinity Church in Benoni … […]
I did a pastoral visit to an elderly lady this afternoon. It was amazing to hear how she serves other elderly people with her spiritual gifts and abilities. What was impressive to hear was what she does … and she was untrained in the field of service, but because of a loving, willing, Gospel heart, […]
I spent some time in between doing admin work, Bible study prep and sermon prep hanging cameras outside the side of the house that faces the road today. This is because of all the crime in the area. There are no windows on the road side, so we cannot see if anyone is outside. I […]
There have been so many burglaries and attempted burglaries in our area and in our street recently. In our street there were two break-ins and one attempted break-in on the same day with another gruesome break-in earlier the morning where a domestic worker was killed and the house owner was shot in the head. He […]
I have a soft spot in my heart for pastors. Many people do not understand the role of a pastor simply because few people are in his midst as he conducts his business. I was chatting to a lady this evening who lives in another country. She mentioned how happy she was to be able […]
As you well know, the elders of the church in Benoni and I have been working on cutting branches off trees to give more visibility to the church for those driving past and for those in the grounds to see out into the streets. Over a period, we have been obtaining quotes to have the […]
There is a TV program about snakes and snakes catchers. It is interesting to see where snakes hide and how professional snake catchers hunt them and catch them. We don’t watch the program because the snake catchers’ language is not the best. However, the work they do is important as their philosophy is to protect […]