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Sola 5

Sola 5

An association of God-centred evangelical churches in Southern Africa

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Author: Doug Van Meter

Ministry Update: Brackenhurst Baptist Church (February 2020)

17th Feb 2020 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

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...

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Sphere Sovereignty and Parental Responsibility (Part 2)

8th Nov 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

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...

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Sphere Sovereignty and Parental Responsibility

2nd Nov 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

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,...

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An MRI and the Mercy of God

20th Oct 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

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...

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Dr Death and the Promise of Life

28th Sep 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

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...

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The Need for Nerds

5th Jul 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

The title of this article might lead you to think that I am about to provide some autobiographical insights. In a sense, I hope that is true. If I am correct that the world needs a certain kind of...

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Good News!

5th Apr 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

What a week it’s been! Since last Thursday’s “night of the long knives,” South Africa has been battered on the financial markets, downgraded to junk status by one financial institution,...

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Tight-Lipped

14th Mar 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

I have at times been chided for being tight-lipped about my family. That is, since I am careful to prudently guard my family’s privacy, I have historically been cautious about what I share with...

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Pastoring, Not Pestering

20th Feb 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

There is perhaps a fine line between pastoring and pestering. If so, I want to work hard on staying on the correct side of that line. But it is not always easy. One man’s concern is another...

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And Yet

24th Jan 2017 Doug Van MeterLeave a comment

Australian theologian Peter Tong is concerned about bad theology being perpetuated via the Internet. He, along with many pastors—including this one—is concerned that an overreliance, and an...

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If you would like to support Sola 5, here are banking details of the association’s South African account.

Account Name: Sola 5
Account Number: 4064746747
Account Type: Cheque
Banking Institution: Absa
Branch Code: 632005
BIC / SWIFT Code: ABSAZAJJ

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Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. — Galatians 6:7-8 (ESV)

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