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You are bound to have heard of the so-called three ‘Rs’ of basic education – reading, writing and arithmetic. As a boy I used to think it a great...

Have you ever wished you could have been one of the crowd listening to Jesus as he preached the gospel about 2000 years ago? You would have hung on...

It was 1970 and I was undergoing my military training in Pretoria. After three months of basic training we were allowed to go home every second...

Each year, one week before Easter, Christian churches observe Palm Sunday, commemorating the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while the...

What do you think is the biggest killer of all time? Is it wars? Is it the bubonic plague? Is it HIV/AIDS? Or malaria? Is it earthquakes? Is it...

Neat and tidy! That’s how I like it! A place for everything and everything in its place! I like routine, order, organization. I like life to run...

Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the victims of the terrorist attack that took place in Norway. The gunman claimed to be...

Rita, a middle aged single woman came home after a stressful day at work. She lived alone in her tiny, modest flat. She sat down on the threadbare...

How many battery chargers do you have? I personally have ten. There’s one to charge the rechargeable batteries for my camera; one to charge my...

When Sony Entertainment released the first in a series of video game titles called God of War in 2005, they were right on the money, so to speak....

Have you ever lost an important file on your computer? That can be pretty disconcerting, but the fact is, people who know what they’re doing can...

A young couple with two little boys visited our home recently, and I was reminded how often little ones have to be warned about things that might...

Before Christ was crucified, Peter was with him, eating, living, and interacting with him for at least three years. Yet, when crunch time came,...

What a painful memory, even after two decades!  I vividly recall how I had accidentally dragged the lawnmower over my foot while cutting the...

Have you ever heard the saying that ‘good fences make good neighbours’? An interesting, but not a very Godly concept! Rather than endorsing...

Besides my wife and my three beautiful daughters, the next most important woman in my life is ‘Gertrude’ my GPS, a companion on my travels and an...

I love visiting America. I love meeting the friendly, helpful people. I love the orderliness and cleanliness of the small towns. I love the beauty...

Have you ever heard that God is incapable of reaching those who do not become believers before they die? It’s a cruel and destructive doctrine, and...

Anyone who has been on a domestic airline flight in recent years knows that our cash-strapped airlines rarely serve meals. These days, all you are...

When a baby is born it is vital that the head comes out first. Being the largest part of the baby, it is the most difficult part of the body to get...

I left Cape Town on 20th January 2011 for a business trip to Egypt.I had looked forward to this trip for some time, and although there would not be...

One summer night I sat in our small backyard in a comfortable reclining chair and looked at the star-studded sky. I was reminded of a scripture I...

When my husband was a guest speaker at a church in Illinois many years ago, I sat in the congregation with some friends. Mel preached a very moving...

Kruger National Park, South Africa: Like all visitors to this world famous wild life reserve, my friends and I hoped to see the “big five” – lions,...

A few years ago while in a church in Johannesburg, the youth debated the question of whether Christian youth should date people of different faiths....

It is very difficult to admit that one is an addict. Throughout my life I have been lying to myself and those around me. Fortunately, one day it hit...

The wise men who came from the East to worship the infant Jesus were the scientists of their day. Known as Magi, they studied the heavens and the...

On the day Jesus was born, a choir of angels sang: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests” (Luke 2:14). Or...

One of the first steps toward becoming a Christian is repentance, or confession that we are sinners. To admit to God and to ourselves that we are...

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when...

King Solomon’s sayings have a lot to say about what we say. In fact, “tongue,” “mouth,” “lips” and “words” are mentioned in Proverbs almost 150...

As editor of Christian Odyssey, our denominational magazine, I am often approached by people who have a story or an idea. “Do you think that would...

Did you know that the word “but” can be one of the most meaningful and encouraging words in the English language? “There has been an accident...

“A Swiss soldier by the name of J. R. Gschwend fell into the hands of the German forces during World War I and was accused of espionage, and...

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. About 10 years ago, Domingos Rede, a teacher from Chimoio, Mozambique, felt God calling him...

“As she (Hannah) kept praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not...