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“Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”Psalm 23:4 (NLT)Built into every airline’s...

Have you ever been blown away by the kindness of someone when you least expected it?  Quite recently three friends and I had just such a ‘wow’...

Think about it. A King who committed adultery and murder! A man who was ruthless at times - so much so that God forbade him to build the temple...

“How was the night?’ asked the nurse. The young man’s weary eyes answered the question before his lips could. It had been long and hard. Vigils...

In Acts 1:9, we are told: “After Jesus said this, He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.” I would like to...

I never thought it would happen to me, but yes, I lost my wedding ring. It only took approximately 17 years and six months to happen. I seldom take...

“Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”Psalm 23:4 (NLT)Built into every airline’s...

Funerals are big business in South Africa.  For those watching morning or evening television, adverts for funeral policies are everywhere....

I  have never thought of myself as an escapist, but I confess to switching to the animal channels when the news gets too heavy to bear and the...

A few weeks ago I attended a friend’s church. As the service began, the choir began to sing an old hymn. It was a paraphrase of Martin Luther’s...

Jesus Christ’s resurrection from a rock sepulchre galvanized the faith of early Christians. The empty tomb and the appearances of the risen Lord...

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under heaven.”Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT)In Genesis we read that God created the sun,...

I sometimes indulge in a musical trip down memory lane. An old 1960s hit by the Bee Gees really struck a chord – so to speak – when I listened to...

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully...

I grew up as a grandson of immigrants. Both of my grandfathers had journeyed to America as adults, one fleeing a revolution and the other seeking...

The TV program Against all odds, presented by Mpho Lakage has surely been an inspiration to many viewers. It is about people who have succeeded in...

Just Say No?I have a friend. His name is Jimmy. Everyone likes Jimmy. He is hard working, generous and has a great sense of humour. But Jimmy has a...

Grace, which is described as God’s unconditional and unmerited pardon, is the first word in the name  of our denomination.God’s grace, in the...

Apart from the words God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Jesus, and Christ, the word Amen is one of the most used words by Christians.They use it in...

I still chuckle when I think about the joke I heard about the game warden who got a quick lesson on fishing.It seems he noticed how this one...

“They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, Peace!’ When there is no Peace.”Jeremiah 6:14 (NKJV)Is there peace on this...

“And (they) shall be as though they had never been”Obadiah 16 (ESV)Halloween customs often conjure images of hell-fire. I recently heard of some...

In the last few years, we have seen the rising influence of writers and scientists who vigorously preach atheism. They not only express their...

It was a Monday morning, and the queue at the pharmacy was getting longer every minute.When at last my turn came to be served, I was confident it...

“A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”  John 13:34 (NIV UK)One of the most...

“My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants.” Mark 3:35“Give me a word picture to describe a relative in your life who...

“Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll [margin: put my tears in your bottle] —are they not in your record.” Psalm 56:8 (NIV UK)The...

“In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall...

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The disciples are discouraged — even dismayed. They thought they were following a Messiah into a glorious kingdom. But then Jesus told them that He...

Three years ago I was in Harare, Zimbabwe to give some church presentations. After checking into my hotel I took an afternoon walk along the streets...

“Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre – both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field – was legally made...

In her famous book, entitled “Springs in the Valley,” Lettie Cowman writes about travellers making a long journey deep into the jungles of Africa....