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Martin Luther once said: “Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.” How true! Many years ago I believed that Christians...

Are you a little afraid of God? Do you worry that he has something against you? When I feel that way, it helps me to remember three stories in which...

Reading “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” in Matthew 5:48 (KJV) reminds me of all my imperfections—which...

Several years ago I decided to indulge in one of my favourite pastimes; relaxing at our local bookstore and browsing through the latest arrivals. I...

The American children’s television series Sesame Street, well known for its “Muppets” characters, premiered on November 10, 1969, and it became one...

The church in first-century Corinth was plagued with social divisions and rivalries. Paul explained to them that God gives different people...

For many of us the concept of church is a building with some seats, a podium and sound system that blares out what the minister is saying on a...

The parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15:11-31 is arguably one of the most famous and well loved parables of Jesus. It is one of the clearest and most...

In the hit TV series “The Golden Girls,” Dorothy’s mother Sophia used to substantiate her arguments by relating an incident from her early life in...

We have all seen court room dramas on television. The kind where skilled attorneys battle it out and argue their points to convince the jury and the...

We parents can learn a lot from the way we deal with our children. I have found so many good answers to my own problems for instance, in teaching my...

I had been driving down Jan Smuts Avenue in Jo’burg (on my way to pick up a pastor after enjoying a breakfast with like minded Christian leaders),...

Do you believe in miracles? I do. We don’t always acknowledge them as such but inexplicable things either small or great have happened to most of...

The greatest difference between the Christian faith and all the other religions of the world can be summed up in a single word: grace. Christ died...

Don’t build your house on the sandy land, Don’t build it too near the shore. Well it might be kinda nice, But you’ll have to build it twice,Then...

Many years go, at the tender age of nineteen, I attended a public speaking presentation. The speaker spoke with passion on the topic of enthusiasm....

It’s a beautiful day, everything is going according to plan. Not only did you beat the traffic getting to work by finding a new secret route, but...

Should black Africans become Christians? Isn’t Christianity a white man’s religion, and therefore foreign to black Africans? In South Africa, these...

What comes to mind when you think about blessings? Do you think of the things you have such as a car, a house of your own or a job you love? Do you...

Devastating earthquakes. Tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Political turmoil across the Middle East and northern Africa. A worldwide economic crisis....

Have you ever felt that God has forgotten about you? Perhaps you’ve prayed fervently for him to heal you from an illness or discomfort that persists...

It’s time to get back to basics. For the past five issues we’ve been looking at the meaning and application of some of King Solomon’s wise words in...

Since the beginning of recorded history, tales and legends of lost mines and buried and sunken treasures have held an incredible fascination and...

It was billed the wedding of the year. The millionaire father had gone all out to make his first daughter’s wedding a memorable event. The who’s who...

About 15 years ago, I met an old soldier. A very old soldier. Frank Sumpter was more than 100 years old when we met. He was one of the dwindling...

Does God let us have our own way? The answer is yes, often he does. He lets us use our free will to make choices, even though sometimes they are...

There’s a big difference between religion and the gospel. Religion is designed to give people a list of things to do in order to stay on good terms...

“It’s not fair!” If we had a Rand for every time we’ve heard that said – or said it ourselves – we’d probably be wealthy. Fairness is one commodity...

“In him was life, and that life was the light of men” (John 1:4). Brilliant displays of light and color are part and parcel with the Advent season....

“They said Jesus Christ will come back. I believe it is him, he is back. This man is Jesus Christ,” said the lady who was being interviewed by a...

“Suppose you see a bird walking around in a farm yard. This bird has no label that says ‘duck’. But the bird certainly looks like a duck. Also, he...

I’ve spent most of my life ending my prayers with, “In Jesus’ name, Amen.” It was what I was taught, and truth be told, I almost looked at it as a...

Come with me to Paris, France, 1954. Elie Wiesel is a correspondent for a Jewish newspaper. A decade earlier he was a prisoner in a Jewish...

“Oh I’m sorry, but Diane deals with accounts, and she’s in a meeting right now. I’ll get her to phone you back later.” If you are living in the 21st...

If you literally had the opportunity to speak with God face-to-face and could ask him anything, what would those questions be?Just think about it...

Tuscumbia, Alabama: My favourite movie of all time is The Miracle Worker, the story of blind, deaf Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan,...