I walked down into an isolated part of the garden where we had planted some trees and shrubs. They had been there for a couple of years now and I wanted to see how they were doing. The seasons had been good and the young trees were thriving. A couple were as tall as I...
Today in the concluding part of my series on the acronym E.L.E.C.T during this "Election fever" time, I come to yet another two paramount issues of Christian life... C- Canvassing Heard of an election in a democracy with no canvassing? Hey Christ's Party member, when...
This morning I walked along the verandah, checking on my pot-plants. There were all sorts of plants grown from cuttings or gifted to me, most of them hardy and long lasting against the harsh summer sun. The most precious plant on the verandah was a small rosebush. I...
Readers would recall that in the previous part of this Series, we reflected upon the seriousness of our calling to be Fishers of Men. Today, let's come to the two difficult groups, we encounter at the time of Personal evangelism and the dynamics of Mass Evangelism....
It was isolated farming country with long distances between families. There was no telephone and no electricity so communication was by letter and light at night was by kerosene lamp or candle. Money was scarce and candles cost money so they were used sparingly....
First things first. More than worshipping God for the blessings, which He pours into our lives, we need to learn to worship Him, JUST FOR WHAT HE IS! Worshipping Him, awed by His unique attributes, is the noblest form of worship, for it emanates from the depths of the...
"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible." (I Cor 9:24-25...
In the concluding part of our series on our publicly speaking/act, we focus on yet another pivotal part of Christian faith… ANTICIPATION… Ah the Blessed hope of the Church…eagerly anticipating the return of the Redeemer (Titus 2:13). The Saviour, in answer to the...
Have you ever felt you were invisible? Perhaps you have sometimes felt you were so insignificant nobody knew you even existed? I have a garden shrub like that. It is weak and spindly and it leans on the trees growing around it for support. It weaves its way up through...
Remember how, as new Christians, we felt we had been resurrected from the dead? We surged with new life and the wonder of it engulfed us. We had caught a glimpse of Christ and he made a profound impact on us. Then the bandwagon grabbed us and we were urged to tell...