Think of our Trade Unions being spoken to at a stadium. Consider the rhetoric used … those words, phrases, slogans … all about mobilization and power. The same is true when it comes to certain political parties, be it in South Africa or in other countries. In bygone years, it was people like Hitler, Verwoerd […]
he world retaliates when Christians no longer support their ways. This is true in every aspect of life. One of the most important reasons for retaliation is financial. When anyone or any company starts losing out with sales they will automatically analyze the reason for their losses. As an example, take the Welsh Revival. As […]
In some religions, including Christianity, people become extremely angry when their religion is spoken of badly. On the one hand this is understandable because people have grown up in it from small, being indoctrinated (convinced their way is the only or right way) and live strictly according to this religion’s teaching and practices. Yet on […]
Revivals draw blessings, but they do not exist without problems and persecutions. During the years at St. James Church, Kenilworth in the Cape when God sent a revival, hundreds and hundreds of people were influenced towards holiness and Christian ministry, both fulltime and part time. Churches throughout the Cape Peninsula and Northern Suburbs were either […]
A study of true Holy Spirit revivals has proved that people coming under the sphere of the Spirit’s reach, change their behavioral patterns and society in general becomes a better place wherein to live. It is said that during the Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 and the years that followed saw a drastic reduction in violent […]
There are times we enjoy humor. In response to a funny clip sent me via WhatsApp recently, I responded … “I needed that. I needed to laugh.” Sadly though, when other things happen, such as what people ought not to do, we tend enjoy it when judgment or punishment is passed quickly. I cannot speak […]
There are so many “fake miraculous happenings” performed or written about that one wonders whether it’s man’s vivid imagination or the devil’s cunning or both. Often claims are made that the miraculous is happening at a certain establishment (a Church or some other place) or by a certain person. Some have performed thorough forensic investigations […]
My dad could never understand when I said that as clergy we were going on a retreat. Commonly, amongst other titles such a gathering over a few days was known as a Clergy Retreat. The idea was we retreated from our normal ministry to get away for times of personal and corporate prayer, Bible Study […]
Remember my lengthy introduction yesterday? The onslaught upon the Gospel can be severe and it is nothing new as we have seen in the Book of Acts and see again today. Ac 19:9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples […]
In schools, colleges and universities you may generally speak your mind. You have freedom of speech. You may raise topics, discuss topics, pose questions about virtually anything … but the one thing you are no allowed to do is speak about Jesus Christ, the Bible and Christianity. When the principal of a high school asked […]