Swaziland is a small country, situated within the borders of South Africa. Everything in the country is about the king. After independence from Britain in 1968, King Sobhuza II dissolved parliament and repealed the constitution. From then, he made all decisions relating to the country’s economy, justice system and education. In his opinion, political parties, […]
There are many eventful days in your life. We experienced one today. Our shipment arrived from South Africa. The truck was to arrive between 9 and 10am … it was here before 8.30am. The crew removed all our goods from the container, placed it in the driveway, checked it, carried it into the house, had […]
Relocating to a new country has many exciting aspects … one of which is that everything starts anew. Although, transferring money from one country to another has proved challenging. Mistakes have been made, slowing down the process. At the bank where an account was opened, some mistakes were made as to my name, as well […]
The sermon today at our Church was given by a young married man, who is a student at seminary and an intern at a Church some 20 minutes away. He started off in the US Marines, and used his suffering during basic training as his opening illustration as he preached on suffering God’s discipline, for […]
It is seldom today that when you visit a Church you will be invited to speak to the congregation, especially if you are a stranger to them and have never set foot in that Church before. Years ago, a stranger came into one of our Sunday night services. This was about two months into my […]
I have yet to see a Church or a pastoral team where there are no interpersonal conflicts. I know this ought not to be the case because Jesus requires a “holy, united” Church and pastoral team, but the reality is that indwelling sin causes us to become selfish, demanding, arrogant and lose focus on the […]
I was pushed a little to return to Church because according to my wife, our eldest son (then our only child) needed to attend Sunday School. My wife came from a Roman Catholic background. What did she know about Sunday School? She never attended Sunday School and when I met her, she was “a non-practicing […]
When I was a child at school, they had remedial classes for the children who did not achieve a certain standard in a particular subject. The intention was three fold. (i) Punishment … most children who landed up in the remedial class after school could do better but would not. (ii) Correction … this class […]
At this stage in the life of the Early Church, God used miraculous signs for the specific purpose of winning souls for His Kingdom. This is how one examines any “so called miracle” today. Are people saved? Is a person saved? Is God’s Kingdom blessed? Is God glorified? Whatever happens in the Church today that […]
Many do not realize, understand or want to accept the power and authority of those who are called and appointed by God and filled with His Spirit have within the confines of the local Church. This authority and power is not their own. It is God’s and He releases it to His chosen leaders to […]