Baptism Is Not About You—It’s All About Jesus!

Baptism Is Not About You—It’s All About Jesus!

Some time ago, as I was reflecting upon the Scriptures in preparation for the baptism of one of our members, I was struck by this awesome truth: Baptism is not about you—it’s all about Jesus! Let me explain. For years, I have observed that people in our circles very...
How to Get Into the Work of Ministry

How to Get Into the Work of Ministry

This is the second instalment in the series of blog posts in which I am answering questions posed by my Facebook “friends” who are between the ages of 15 and 25. The question below is fairly common and hence I thought of making it the second one to be answered. I...
Can a Person Lose their Salvation?

Can a Person Lose their Salvation?

At the end of last week, I announced on Facebook that I was going to start a series of weekly blog posts to answer any questions being posed by my Facebook “friends” who were from within Africa and aged between 15 and 25. The question below was the second one to come...
Sanctity of Life (Part Two)

Sanctity of Life (Part Two)

Previously, we began looking at the sanctity of human life, and considered at two reasons from Genesis 9:5 that human life is sacred. Today I want to add a final reason. If you didn’t read last week’s post you may want to do that first. The final point is that human...
Sanctity of Life (Part One)

Sanctity of Life (Part One)

This past Sunday was Sanctity of Life Sunday in America, and this coming Sunday it will be in South Africa. With this in mind I thought I would write about what the sanctity of life is. The principle is human life is sacred; sacred in a different way than everything...
The Complexity of Freedom

The Complexity of Freedom

Freedom is a complex thing; one freedom invariably affects another freedom. For example if you want the freedom of a longer life, you may have to limit the freedom of being able to eat whatever you want. This can also be seen in the history of South Africa: Liberties...