by Joshua Mack | 6 Oct 2017 | Articles
Being religious isn’t usually thought of as a good thing. In fact, for many people the word “religion” is a negative term. You will even hear Christians who say, “I am not religious. I have a relationship.” And, some will go so far as to say, “Jesus hates religion.”...
by Joshua Mack | 31 Aug 2017 | Living Hope Church (Pretoria, South Africa), Newsletters
It may take work to serve God, but serving God is not simply work. It is a privilege. I often think if God gave us the opportunity to spend our lives scrubbing toilets for his glory it would be a greater honour than we could ever deserve. We are amazed he has allowed...
by Joshua Mack | 7 Mar 2014 | Articles
We were with a neat group of people today talking mercy ministry and the church and that always gets me stirred up, so be warned—random thoughts ahead. But imagine someone asking whether social ministries are hindering church planting in Africa. In other words, are...