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A few years ago I shared some insights with some young children about those industrious little creatures - ants. We were visiting a farm, and keen...

Easter is a time of great excitement, especially for little children.Unfortunately their joy is short lived, as it is mostly about bunnies and...

They call it “going viral.” Almost overnight a video, a news item, or perhaps a piece of music rockets from relative obscurity to universal...

Peoples’ views on being a Christian differ radically. Is it simply enough to have head knowledge, to believe in God and that Jesus Christ, his Son,...

About 30 years after Jesus Christ, a wealthy man named Theophilus became interested in following Jesus. Some of the stories he heard about Jesus...

I recently came across this eye-catching headline in my local newspaper: Oil is making ‘overnight millionaires’ in North Dakota, USA. The article...

Imagine a world without praise and worship music, tele-evangelists, Christian radio stations or Christian magazines. What if there were no books...

Jesus liked to use examples from everyday life to teach spiritual lessons. One of the examples he used was that of a sower who was scattering seeds....

“Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your father’s house would minister before me for ever.’ But now...

One of the most impressive movies about World War 2 and the holocaust was Schindler’s List. Based on truth, it is the amazing story of Oskar...

Do you want to have faith? Do you want to have faith that can move mountains? Do you want to have faith that can raise the dead? Do you want a faith...

In the beginning of 2011, I decided to join a weekly outreach to prostitutes in one of Cape Town’s suburbs. This article is not an expert analysis...

“Liar liar, your pants are on fire,” is a childhood saying that remains lodged in my memory to this day. Ironically, this is the stuff of popular...

What do you do when you’re low on love? Do you try to conjure it up by the sheer force of will? As if there is within us a distillery of affection...

One day while walking along the seashore, a man by the name of Justin Martyr chanced to meet an elderly Christian man. This man started talking to...

Three passengers share a row of seats in an airplane. As the plane is taxiing for takeoff, their conversation turns to the topic of the airplane...

“As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly” (Proverbs 26:11 NIV UK) Dogs are remarkable animals. Using their keen sense of smell...

Have you ever wondered if God cares about New Year’s Day? God exists in timelessness called eternity. However, when he created humans, he placed...

On 12th April 1961 the world stood in awe of Russia. Yuri Gagarin was supposedly the first man in space... I say supposedly because Israel beat...

Every Christmas season Christians give thanks to our heavenly Father for his love and grace, showered upon us through the birth of Jesus. The...

One important thing my Professor at university taught me is to always make sure that your source of information is reliable. With this background I...

(A Study of 1 Timothy 1:3-11) The early church had doctrinal disagreements and behavioral problems. Paul asked Timothy to take care of several...

I don’t remember the name of the movie. I can’t recall the plot or the names of the actors. But I do remember one particular scene. The hero had...

Violent protest action, horror crime reports, wild cat strikes, Klein Karoo fracking controversy, the ever widening gap between rich and poor. These...

My wife, Sue, and I recently attended a different kind of church service, and we learned an unexpected lesson from an unexpected source.Sue and I...

This is the title of a movie I watched a couple of weeks ago. With good actors and a nomination for an academy award, it looked like a promising...

Look in a mirror and stick out your tongue. Do you realise that on that tongue is the power to destroy or to give life? Am I exaggerating? Think...

In his book The God Delusion Richard Dawkins, a well known atheist, vindictively describes God as a jealous butcher who kills men, women and...

On January 30, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. But less than two months later, Hitler was...

After a short ministry in Thessalonica, Paul was forced to leave (Acts 17:1-10). Probably less than a year later, Paul heard that the believers...

A friend of mine was recently involved in a car accident, but luckily nobody got hurt and he only had a few scrapes and bruises. After the accident...

After a long dry spell, the rain was welcome. My family and I watched the huge drops fall on our thirsty lawn and the struggling dogwood trees I had...

Every year, usually around autumn to early winter, there is a marathon run in South Africa which has won international recognition and...

Sometimes we forget what a blessing it is to be able to open a tap and have fresh, clean, cool water gush out. Many are not as fortunate. I am often...