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I never thought it would happen to me, but yes, I lost my wedding ring. It only took approximately 17 years and six months to happen. I seldom take...

Funerals are big business in South Africa.  For those watching morning or evening television, adverts for funeral policies are everywhere....

A few weeks ago I attended a friend’s church. As the service began, the choir began to sing an old hymn. It was a paraphrase of Martin Luther’s...

Have you ever been blown away by the kindness of someone when you least expected it?  Quite recently three friends and I had just such a ‘wow’...

“How was the night?’ asked the nurse. The young man’s weary eyes answered the question before his lips could. It had been long and hard. Vigils...

“Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”Psalm 23:4 (NLT)Built into every airline’s...

“Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”Psalm 23:4 (NLT)Built into every airline’s...

In Acts 1:9, we are told: “After Jesus said this, He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.” I would like to...

Think about it. A King who committed adultery and murder! A man who was ruthless at times - so much so that God forbade him to build the temple...

I  have never thought of myself as an escapist, but I confess to switching to the animal channels when the news gets too heavy to bear and the...

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully...

I sometimes indulge in a musical trip down memory lane. An old 1960s hit by the Bee Gees really struck a chord – so to speak – when I listened to...

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under heaven.”Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT)In Genesis we read that God created the sun,...

I grew up as a grandson of immigrants. Both of my grandfathers had journeyed to America as adults, one fleeing a revolution and the other seeking...

Jesus Christ’s resurrection from a rock sepulchre galvanized the faith of early Christians. The empty tomb and the appearances of the risen Lord...

The TV program Against all odds, presented by Mpho Lakage has surely been an inspiration to many viewers. It is about people who have succeeded in...

“And (they) shall be as though they had never been”Obadiah 16 (ESV)Halloween customs often conjure images of hell-fire. I recently heard of some...

“They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, Peace!’ When there is no Peace.”Jeremiah 6:14 (NKJV)Is there peace on this...

In the last few years, we have seen the rising influence of writers and scientists who vigorously preach atheism. They not only express their...

Just Say No?I have a friend. His name is Jimmy. Everyone likes Jimmy. He is hard working, generous and has a great sense of humour. But Jimmy has a...

Apart from the words God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Jesus, and Christ, the word Amen is one of the most used words by Christians.They use it in...

I still chuckle when I think about the joke I heard about the game warden who got a quick lesson on fishing.It seems he noticed how this one...

Grace, which is described as God’s unconditional and unmerited pardon, is the first word in the name  of our denomination.God’s grace, in the...

One of Jesus’ best-loved parables reveals far more about God’s love than we might at first think.Most Christians are familiar with Jesus’ parable of...

The cinema is full. You are seated. Everyone around you is relaxed. Some are chatting. Some are munching on popcorn. The movie is about to begin....

I think I’m a bit of a news addict. With so many channels available covering just about everywhere on earth, I can stay informed about all the wars,...

(Read 2 Corinthians 4:1-10)“Since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart - 2 Corinthians 4:1I read a story about a...

One day a reporter heard a story about an old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long...

Enamoured by the beauty of Bathsheba bathing on the roof top, David was drawn into temptation’s lethal clutches and invited her into his bed...

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly…. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:...

Anger singes countless pages of Scripture. Anger and rage can burn a fire in your heart, sap your strength, and wound you emotionally. It all began...

Although a few of the psalms survey the history of God’s people, most of the psalms describe an individual’s relationship with God.We might think a...

(Read Genesis 12:1-5)“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes “(Mark 9:23).When God spoke to Abram, he obeyed at once,...

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my...

Grace Communion International congregations, along with most Christian churches, will celebrate the day of Pentecost on May 24 this year....

There is a not so well known true story, about Robert Bruce, King of Scots. He became King of Scots in 1306 and spent much of his life fighting,...