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What’s in a name? Ruth is the leading character in this book, which is named after her. The name Ruth means “mercy.” The story shows that God’s...

Many Christians don’t know what to think of the Holy Spirit. It does not help much that the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible refers to the Holy...

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....

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...

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...

(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...

I have just finished reading a novel1 about an individual who was a wanderer, a scholar, a physician, a swordsman and a man on a quest to find his...

“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth...

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,...

(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,...

“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:...

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”  Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NIV)‘All that goes...

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,...

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

“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...

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...

In the USA, we have just celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving.The traditions observed on Thanksgiving don’t have associations with the Bible or...

I get by with a little help from my friends I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was browsing through the obituary section when I saw his name. It couldn’t...

I fondly remember my dad as being a self-styled philosopher. He would often say, “there’s only one kind of government that really works, and that is...

Imagine it is 1942 and the Second World War is raging. You are living in South Africa, thousands of kilometres away from the front and you hear news...

There are times when I find myself in two minds. Take as an example, global warming. I’ve read many articles from learned scientists on both sides...

419 scams “are a type of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant...

“The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own...

In The Message, Eugene Peterson has a wonderful way of highlighting the nuances in Scripture that may be missed in other Bible translations. Here is...

“Children nowadays have not a scrap of manners.” That is a line from the book ‘Comfort herself’ by Geraldine Kaye.1  It seems to me that it is...

Management guru Jim Collins has some good words here.He and Morten T. Hansen studied leadership in turbulent times. They looked at more than twenty...

I enjoy Beethoven’s symphonies. Or to be strictly honest, I enjoy parts of Beethoven’s symphonies. Like the opening movement of his Fifth, sections...

“Lander control has confirmed that it received a touch down signal. Philae is fine. The anchor did not shoot. The comet may be soft. Tank opening...

One of the scariest events in my life was when we offered to look after a pet bird, a cockatiel or a budgie for a friend. My eldest daughter was...

Court cases make headlines! We South Africans know that only too well. During the past year, we’ve had the doubtful privilege of having two...

Chad and I cling to each other in the roaring rip tide of the Persian Gulf. We can feel the sand under us being scoured by the strong undercurrent...

In our high-tech world, all it takes to make a fake ID is some photo paper, a couple of laminating sheets and an ability to use retouching software....

Some months ago I was late to catch a plane out of the San Antonio airport. I wasn’t terribly late, but I was late enough to be bumped and have my...

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galatians...

My sister and I were shopping in the Lake District of England.  Suddenly the wind got up and I felt very cold.  We visited a nearby shop...

“Boys don’t cry.” “Women are emotional.” “Don’t be a sissy!”“Church is for sissies.” You have probably heard all these statements, giving the...