Have you sat on a committee where decisions were made, with the full agreement of the whole body, only to be implemented differently to what was decided and written into the minutes? That is frustrating, causes anger and unhappiness. There are times when people, knowing what was decided upon, go and do what they want […]
What is the best way to interpret Scripture? Some would say you just need to pray. Others would say only certain Church Divines are able to interpret Scripture. Still others would say you need to visit the original languages. I would go with prayer and original languages, but there is something else that is vital. […]
In the passage we are considering in Acts 15, we see the importance of good, spiritually minded Church Leaders. Paul and Barnabas travelled from the Church in Syria Antioch to discuss whether the Gentiles believers need to be circumcised as those from the Party of the Pharisees insisted. Look at the flow of the passage […]
Young men and women come out of college and university with sterling diplomas and degrees. Some of them have passed with a cum laude or even better … a magna cum laude or summa cum laude award for achieving such high distinctions … yet too often they have all the theory and little or no […]
Some of you might have sat on boards discussing various issues. The great question is always … “Did you discuss matters that were relevant to the purpose of the board or committee?” From personal experience I have to admit that not everything discussed at a particular meeting was within the mandate of that committee, board, […]
Recently we bought a secondhand motorcar. Although a Chevrolet like we had in South Africa, this is an Equinox, and the controls on the dashboard are very different to the Sonic we had. Also, the steering wheel is on the left hand side. How does one find out which buttons control what? We had to […]
I feel that we have answered the question … “How do we know something is genuine?” with specific reference to … “How do you know a conversion is genuine?” We are trying to get into the minds of those from the Party of the Pharisees who taught that Gentiles needed to be circumcised to become […]
We started off yesterday asking the question … “How do we know something is genuine?” The purpose for this question is to go further and ask … “How do you know a conversion is genuine?” The passage we are digging into is Ac 15:1 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the […]
How do we know something is genuine? How do mathematicians prove something? They observe, conclude and then create. Keep these thoughts in your mind as you think through this … (1) “People are still flocking to Asbury University in Wilmore where a spontaneous revival that broke out on February 8, 2023 is still ongoing. The university […]
Facebook has a section called “Marketplace”. I have been scrolling through what’s on offer as we need a few items. I found a bookcase that fits perfectly in a gap in our room for $25, which I collected. A successful trip … and now we have a bookcase. To prevent going downstairs to warm coffee […]