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Is Christmas Pagan — or a Christian Proclamation?
Many Christians are familiar with those who object strongly to Christmas. The concern is often sincere and rooted in a desire for...
DONT WATCH THE NEWS!
Around the beginning of this year I attended a meeting of senior citizens. A motivational speaker urged us not to watch the news if we were to...
A MOVING EXPERIENCE
Life in a retirement village is very different to living in one’s own property. In my own home I could go out any time I wanted, I knew my...
BEEN THERE DONE THAT
Over fifty years of church attendance and Bible study is bound to have an impact on anyone’s Christian life. When listening to a sermon or watching...
HOW DO I WITNESS?
This is surely a question we have all asked ourselves. Am I doing it the way Jesus wants me to? Am I doing it at all? My Collins dictionary...
THE DAYS OF SMALL THINGS
I have recently read a novel called ‘The day of small things.’ It is a book I shall easily forget except for the title. No exciting events, no...
THE BLESSING OF A FATHER
In South Africa we celebrate Fathers’ Day on June 18. Personally I have good memories of my own father who was rather strict by today’s standards,...
MOTHERHOOD – A CHALLENGE
Yesterday – 14th May, we celebrated Mothers’ Day. Is being a mother a challenge? As a great grandmother I can say yes! We have surely all...
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED FREEDOM?
Freedom means many different things to many different people. For a great majority of South Africans it means freedom from the injustice of...
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day approaches. Much more to the point for Christians, Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13 gives us...
ALL THINGS NEW
By the time this appears on the GCI website, life will have returned to ‘normal.’ The new year will seem pretty much an extension of the old,...
POCKETS OF PEACE
Few of us buy or send Christmas cards nowadays. But many of us will remember having our houses decorated with strings of cards in the living room...
SILVER LINING
If you are looking for some encouragement from the Bible, don’t read the book of Judges without carrying on into the book of Ruth. Judges is all...
How good is my word?
“Oh, I’m sorry, Diane deals with accounts and she is in a meeting right now. I will get her to call you back a little later.” If you are living in...
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION
“Why do bad things happen to good people?” For the last few months I have heard reports of friends and family experiencing a house burnt down, a...
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHURCH”
“Happy Birthday Church!” Many years ago I was surprised to hear a minister begin his sermon with these words. And then I remembered it was the Day...
IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME!
That was my first thought as I walked through my front door after a two week visit to the UK. I had gone to see my grandson, his wife and a brand...
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN HISTORY
Who could this possibly be? We don’t need great wisdom to know the answer. Of course, it’s Jesus Christ. He changed the course of history....
WHAT ARE OUR HUMAN RIGHTS?
On 21 March South Africa celebrates Human Rights Day. Some will just take it as another long weekend, many will not even know how it originated, and...
THE DAYS ARE EVIL
“Look carefully then, how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15,16). Our...
HAPPY NEW YEAR – AGAIN!!
Coming exactly a week after Christmas, it feels good to know that celebrations are to continue. New Year celebrations can be a lot more raucous and...
A TIME TO REJOICE
In South Africa it’s summer holiday time. We may have the traditional Christmas fare, but we’re just as likely to have cold meats and salads...
CONSEQUENCES
Of all Jesus’ parables The Prodigal Son in Luke 15 must rank among the favourites. We are assured that no matter how low we go ,how rotten our sins...
HIGH PLACES
Standing on a mountain, a hill or even on the top storey of a building gives us a sense of awe. It elevates us above the petty concerns of our lives...
SERVING GOD WITH OUR INHERITANCE
The word inheritance suggests all kinds of things – money, talent, looks, disposition, land, aptitude and many more. How can we as Christians use...
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world,” was originally a poem by W R Wallace. Although largely forgotten, it has now...
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
About the time I started piano lessons at the age of ten, I used to love listening to a children’s’ story on the radio every morning called “Sparky...
COMING TO FAITH – A PERSONAL JOURNEY
It was shortly after I got my two young children into a playschool that the questions began flooding my mind. DOES GOD EXIST? WHY WAS I BORN?...
WELLS OF LIVING WATER
Scientists are continually searching the skies for signs of life on other planets. If they see anything that looks like water, they tend to get...
TREASURE YOUR TREASURE
We all have certain things which we treasure. They could be anything such as old faded photographs, beautiful paintings, a piece of restored...
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Just over 2000 years ago a young woman named Mary gave birth to a baby boy. No doubt there were other baby boys born around the same time, maybe...
A TIME TO…
If there is one thing we humans are subject to, it’s time. Sunrise and sunset come at the appointed hour, Monday morning arrives whether we like it...
PEACE
“Let’s listen to the news and see if peace has broken out anywhere.” This was a favourite quip of my dad, a cynical survivor of two world wars. I...
PANDEMIC!
No one saw it coming and no one knows when it will end. Coronavirus has affected all of our lives, some tragically. Still, we get tired of hearing...