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“I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I go away …” (John 16:7 KJV). Jesus said it, so it’s true—and the obedient disciple in me...

The Bible is a complex book, but it has a simple message. There’s enough wisdom in it for a lifetime of detailed study and there is also wisdom that...

Ascension Day was a holiday in South Africa before 1994. It was always on a Thursday, and it was one of the annual long weekends. After 1994 the...

The very last sentence of Stephen Hawking’s book, A Brief History of Time says: “If we find the answer [to why the universe exists], it would be the...

In our congregation we often sing a song which is one of my favourites. The first line begins, “Just let me say how much I love you…” It speaks of...

You may be familiar with the recent popular Style by Jury television series. Like me, you may have watched in fascination as drab ordinary looking...

“I am glad it is over,” my friend told me two days after Christmas. Her reasons included all the hectic activities from potlucks to shopping to...

A young man rushed into a petrol station to use the pay phone (obviously before the days of cell phones). The attendant overheard his telephone...

My stomach knotted up tightly in anguish as the awful reality of what was happening struck home. I cannot begin to describe the paralysing emotions...

Have you ever played “pass the parcel”? In this game you don’t want to be the one holding the parcel when the music stops because, if you are,...

A study of 1 Corinthians 14:26-39 What did first-century believers do in their worship meetings? The Bible gives us only a few glimpses into the...

When was the last time you received a letter in the mail? In this day of e-mails, Twitter, and Facebook most of us don’t receive as many letters as...

When Jesus was on trial for his life, the soldiers twisted thorns into a makeshift crown and jammed it on his head (John 19:2). They hung a purple...

“God told me to move my family to Saudi Arabia.” Alex stared at his friend, wondering if he was just joking or had gone mad. Alex had known Tom for...

We don’t know precisely when. We are not sure exactly where. But early one morning about one thousand, nine hundred and eighty years ago, something...

It was a beautiful, sparkling day outside as I walked into the clinic. One of the technicians quickly greeted me and gave me a hug. We’ve gotten to...

Not so long ago (while lying upside down at the bottom of a car-inspection pit), I felt very sorry for myself. I was working on my car and in the...

For some, the events that took place at Easter, more than 2000 years ago, simply amount to a story Christians like to tell. But is it really just a...

When visiting Jerusalem many years ago, I came across a children’s clinic named Talitha Cumi. What a wonderful name for a childrens’ clinic, I...

Blame it on Copernicus. The world was rocking along pretty well until he came along in 1543 and announced that the sun, and not the earth was the...

One of my favourite movies is Chariots of Fire.It is about the 1924 Olympics in Paris. It charts the progress of two great British runners, Harold...

Last week my husband and I did something unusual. We went for a drive out to the towns of Somerset West and Strand, about 50kms from our home....