In desperate times, many people turn to desperate measures. It was April 1945 – near the end of World War 2. The telephone rang in Adolf Hitler’s bunker. It was the Minister of Propaganda on the line, Joseph Goebbels. He spoke to Hitler and he was ecstatic. Although the Allies were pressing from the West,… Continue reading Saul and the Medium of En-dor
Category: Sin
Why Christians eat pork
Leviticus ch. 11 is all about clean and unclean animals and what the Israelites in Old Testament times could and couldn’t eat. Therefore, every time someone hunted, ate a meal, went to a petting zoo, or came across roadkill, they had to ask themselves, “Is this clean or unclean?” Land animals. Sea animals. Insects. Clean… Continue reading Why Christians eat pork
Are you an obvious or undercover sinner?
Most people don’t think they need their sins forgiven Most people think that they are not as bad as Adolf Hitler, they’re not a serial murderer, they’re not corrupt like the Gupta’s and they’re generally nice people, so they really don’t need their sins forgiven. They don’t understand why Christians keep going on and on… Continue reading Are you an obvious or undercover sinner?
The Christian’s struggle with sin
Often as Christians we’re discouraged by sin in our lives. We’ve come to faith in Jesus, we’ve received the gift of the Holy Spirit and we want to life lives that honour God. And yet we still lose our temper, still succumb to sexual sin, still covet our neighbour’s donkey or BMW, still tell lies,… Continue reading The Christian’s struggle with sin
Killing me softly
Christians never set out to be caught in scandalous sin. The pastor never set out to have an adulterous affair. The member of his church first came to see him after her close friend had died. She came for counselling to help her grieve. They cried together and hugged and made another appointment. At the… Continue reading Killing me softly