When last have you found yourself in a total useless situation … so useless that you are in a real pickle and you can’t do anything about it? Today Jenny and I met up with a friend for lunch at Irene Mall. We enjoyed a lovely time of fellowship and even though it was lunch […]
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On Psalm 121
Psalm 121 is an interesting Psalm. It seems as though those on pilgrimage to Jerusalem would sing this Psalm (and other such Psalms) on their journey. One commentator refers to this Psalm as an everyday Psalm as it contains the need for protection as well as displaying the comforting assurance of an unshaken trust in […]
Unchained
A number of popular artists, including Ray Charles and Joe Cocker recorded the song … “Unchain my heart”. The song starts like this: “Unchain my heart, baby let me be. ‘Cause you don’t care, help me, set me free. Unchain my heart, baby let me go. Unchain my heart, ’cause you don’t love me no […]
Disowning
Have you ever thought about disowning someone or you being disowned? Normally being disowned comes in the light of a will or inheritance. If you don’t have a relationship with, say, a son or a daughter, you might want to cut them out of your will. That would amount to disowning them … but I’m […]
Diluting Ministry
You have most likely heard the saying: “Each man to his own trade.” The basis meaning is that if you are trained to be a plumber, you do plumbing; if you are trained to be an electrician, you do electrical work; if you are trained as an accountant, you do bookkeeping; etc. Naturally, this leads […]
On Fellowship
One of the things I value more these days than ever before is fellowship with brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. Be it a breakfast or meal with a brother, a Bible Study with a few people, a Sunday Gathering or a visit with followers of Jesus, it is spiritually and emotionally motivating, encouraging and […]
False Conversion
A Radio Host was speaking to Stephen McGowan about his almost 6 years as a hostage with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. He was seized in 2011 and released in 2017. He says to survive he converted to Islam and then learnt more about Al-Qaeda. He says that 90% of things people, such as radio, TV […]
Self, Sinners, Savior, Separated
Tomorrow, 1 December 2020 is World AIDS Day. The Daily Maverick reports: People around the world unite to show support for those living with and affected by HIV and to remember the millions who lost their lives to Aids. In South Africa alone, more than four million people have died of Aids. This World Aids […]
On Giving
On a Sunday nights at our “Gathering” we try and run a full church service. We sing, pray, read the Bible, have the Lord’s Supper, recite one of the creeds, have a message and an offering. We do not pass a plate, bowl or bag around. Rather we have a bowl near the front door […]
False Gospels
Jenny ran out of the face wash she uses, so I popped into Clicks today to see whether they had the product. I took a picture of the old tube to easily identify what I needed to purchase. The product is “Nivea Daily Essentials – Refreshing Face Wash Gel – Deep Cleaner – Normal & […]