by Doug Van Meter | 29 May 2021 | Brackenhurst Baptist Church (Alberton, South Africa), Churches, Newsletters
Dear brothers and sisters of Sola 5, The past year has been a difficult one for churches across the globe. Brackenhurst Baptist Church (BBC) is no exception. While we are thankful to God for his kindness in many ways, there is much hard work to do in the wake of...
by Doug Van Meter | 17 Feb 2020 | Brackenhurst Baptist Church (Alberton, South Africa), Churches, Newsletters
I was recently assigned the responsibility of delivering the pastors’ report at Brackenhurst Baptist Church’s (BBC) 41st annual general meeting, held on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. The goal of a pastors’ report is to assess the health of the church, which, at one...
by Doug Van Meter | 8 Nov 2017 | Articles
In my previous article, I argued that spanking our children is a legitimate means of parental discipline, yet parents must be careful that they spank biblically. Parents must be self-controlled when they spank, recognising that they too are under authority. Further,...
by Doug Van Meter | 2 Nov 2017 | Articles
On 19 October 2017, the High Court in Johannesburg judged that the defence of “reasonable chastisement” no longer applies to the corporal punishment of children by parents. In other words, spanking of children by parents is no longer protected under South African law....
by Doug Van Meter | 20 Oct 2017 | Articles
This past week I had my first (and, I hope, my last) MRI. It wasn’t quite as bad as I had anticipated, but close enough that I am committed to taking better care of my health! The radiologist was very kind and very thorough in her explanation of what was about to...
by Doug Van Meter | 28 Sep 2017 | Articles
While driving to my office recently, I noticed a leaflet attached to the middle of a stop sign. It read, “Same Day Abortions” and included a phone number along with the name of the doctor. The leaflet was weathered, so I couldn’t make out the name of the doctor. I’ll...
