by Stephan van Kampen | 13 Oct 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.” (Psalm 141:3) Understanding the universal struggle with speech control and recognising its importance for spiritual maturity naturally leads to a crucial question: How do we practically work...
by Stephan van Kampen | 10 Oct 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
“If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also...
by Stephan van Kampen | 8 Oct 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
“If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body” (James 3:2). Having established that we all stumble in many ways, James doesn’t leave us wallowing in our weakness. Instead, he presents us with a remarkable...
by Stephan van Kampen | 6 Oct 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
James 3 offers a sobering examination of the power of human speech and our universal struggle to control it. James begins his teaching with a stark reality that every believer must face: We all stumble in many ways, and nowhere is this more evident than in our speech...
by Sybrand de Swardt | 26 Sep 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
Storms in life are inevitable. Financial pressures, health crises, relationship breakdowns, and career setbacks crash into our lives with seemingly random timing and devastating force. The Gospel of Mark reveals a profound truth: God often uses these storms not merely...
by Nel Scheepers | 24 Sep 2025 | Articles, Christian Living
In an age of cheap discipleship, few passages offer a more sobering yet essential message than Luke 9:57–62. Here, we encounter three potential followers of Christ, each representing a different attitude toward discipleship and each receiving a distinct response from...
