It is one thing to prepare a sermon and then preach it in a church using the pulpit or lectern, but it’s another thing to set something up at home to record a message. You walk into the church to the pulpit, place your Bible and notes or electronic device on it. The ushers have […]
We needed to collect a certificate someone kindly printed for me this morning. Once we were ready, I unlocked the backdoor and turned the handle … but the door would not open. I tried again and again, but the lock mechanism would not allow the top plunger to retract. Fortunately, I had a plan B. […]
While visiting America in 1994, I was told that a pastor had gone on a revival campaign. I was initially confused by the term ‘revival campaign’, but later found out that a ‘revival campaign’ is a preaching tour with evangelism the focus. So, what is a revival? In the strict sense, a revival is when […]
You have heard preachers speak about backsliding. By backsliding, we mean that a person takes their focus off the Lord Jesus and, be it slowly or quickly, drifts spiritually to a point where interest in the things of God are not featuring at all. It means the heart is cold! Life in general might proceed […]
Yesterday was rather cold for us. Intentionally, we do not use heaters because I am prone to catching a cold when moving from hot to cold areas. I was dressed in jeans and a shirt with a fleece lined jacket. As I walked into the kitchen I felt something like a bite on the inside […]
I needed to see my doctor today as I have been struggling with an issue for a few weeks and self-medication has not worked. We have been the doctor’s patient for about 27 years or more. He told me that he had COVID-19. He says he is not sure how he became infected … it […]
Have you ever fasted? By this, I mean, have you ever set apart a period of time (be it 2, 4, 8 or 12 hours or more) where your focus is on God in specific prayers? In place of eating or drinking or doing anything else, you separate yourself from the normal, drawing into God’s […]
We have a gearbox repair shop near where we live. Many machines use a gearbox. The purpose of a gearbox is to regulate the speed of a machine. Built into a food mixer or a food mincer, built into factory machines, bicycles, motorbikes or motor vehicles is some form of gearbox or reduction box that […]
This morning, I met a friend to have breakfast and to discuss a few general matters, one of which was related to Jenny and my will. Because of lockdown and having to leave the church where we worshipped and served for many years, fellowship with believers has been sparse. It was so sweet to meet […]
You have most likely heard people talk about a church and say, “That church is dead”. As shocking as that sounds, we need to ask a follow up question: “What do they mean when they say a church is dead?” More often than not, the so called “dead church” is dead because the music is […]