I have been reading through the history of the Presbyterian Church in America. This Church has come through many trials and difficulties, very much like the Church of England in South Africa, now Reformed Evangelical Church in South Africa. At the root of all the problems in both cases is the Bible, the Word of […]
I am sure you have come across people liking something you said or did … and you felt good … but there were also those who did not like what you said or did. As a preacher I have had some people being encouraged by my sermons and others becoming angry. It is quite phenomenal […]
The first time I met a person whose surname was “de Jesus” I was horrified. I was not even a Christian, but I knew this chap was not the Jesus of the Bible. Funny? Not really … The Islamic Religious believes in Jesus, but talk as they may, it is not the Jesus of the […]
All of us have customs. Some are related to the culture we come from and others are related to personal conviction. Secular culture has influenced Christian customs to the point where very few people see the Lord’s Day (if you like, the Christian Sabbath Day) as special, set apart and intended for what God ordained […]
How do you feel going back to your boss having to say that the client who was done an injustice does not want your attention as an employee … they want the boss! Some employees don’t give a hoot. I cancelled a travel insurance policy that benefited us with slightly over $200. This was, at […]
How often have you changed your mind? Were there times you felt strongly about issues or situations only to reverse your beliefs … and maybe have some mud on your face? Then there is another take on “a change of mind” … sometimes a parent disciplines a child because of breaking house rules or being […]
Who said only a woman can multitask? We have all heard this saying and often it is true because many woman are able to cook, watch television, talk and control the children all at the same time. Yet, have you seen a captain of the prison, becoming a nurse, then a baptizer followed by a […]
I visited a dear friend in a hospital in the west of Pretoria in the early 1990’s regularly as she was in isolation for some time. Once, as I left the hospital, a staff member asked if I could help them as some patient from the psychiatric section was on the top floor balcony trying […]
Have you ever been in prison? Believe me, this is the last place on earth anyone in their normal state of mind would want to be. In 1993 to early 1994 I did prison work amongst inmates. If you can picture a rectangular high rise building with barred, small windows high up on the walls […]
Countries around the world use “ambassadors” to be their spokesmen and spokeswomen in countries where they as a country have a presence. The same would be true at the United Nations. These ambassadors might or might not be part of the ruling part. I recall one of the previous Democratic Alliance’s leaders, Tony Leon, being […]