Let’s think a little about who God is. How does one get to know God? When you look at a painting, it tells you about the painter. Some people know a painter so well that they can tell you the painter’s emotional state or age when that painter painted a specific picture. Without us realizing […]
Read moreBefore dawn one Friday morning I noticed a young man, handsome and strong, walking through the back alleys of the city. He was pulling an old cart filled with clothes both bright and new. As he pulled the cart he was calling out in a clear, powerful voice, “Rags! Rags! New rags for old! I […]
Read morePhilippians 3:12-16 Each of us sees the world through a different lens. This lens is shaped by our parents, our training, our friends and even strangers who unexpectedly appear in our lives. Like sunglasses that only allows some rays through, the lens through which we look at the world only lets certain rays through. That […]
Read morePhilippians 3:12-16 Each of us sees the world through a different lens. This lens is shaped by our parents, our training, our friends and even strangers who unexpectedly appear in our lives. Like sunglasses that only allows some rays through, the lens through which we look at the world only lets certain rays through. That […]
Read moreMany of us live a compartmentalized life. As if we put on a different jacket for every new set of circumstances. I act in a certain way at work, which is different from the way I am at home or with my friends. With my mates I will tell a joke of a certain standard, […]
Read moreThe new Christians did not live during an easy period. If they did not believe what the church and the government believed, they were persecuted. Paul frustrated the leaders so much that he was repeatedly thrown in prison. It’s not easy to keep believing when your life is in danger. It’s not easy to hear […]
Read moreIt seems to me from an Old Testament point of view that the people were actually afraid of God. It’s as if they saw God as an angry teacher walking about with a cane in his hand, looking for places where people were doing wrong so that He could punish them. Our image of God, […]
Read moreHere is a very concerned mother worrying about her child who was not always going in the right direction. She has so many questions: How does your heart feel if your child goes his own way and is living a life of loose morals? Do you always keep hoping (and praying) that he/she would change […]
Read moreA friend of mine got hurt so much. He had difficulties in his marriage. He was simply broken. He wrote: It’s Sunday evening. Today the bomb exploded again and I went back to the flat. Was in church this morning and felt great. I’m really trying my best to be on my best behaviour for […]
Read moreIn the business sector businesses ask a very simple question: What makes us better than our competitors? Why would our clients buy from us rather than our competitors? Are our prices and our service better or is it because our prices are affordable? This is called the ‘competitive advantage’. It’s important for every business to […]
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