I had the privilege of attending 2 weeks of lectures by Dr. Douglas Moo on the letter to the Romans at the Bible Institute of South Africa. Dr. Moo is a world-renowned authority on the letter to the Romans and Bible translation. The lectures were first-class and I learnt much, especially as I hope to… Continue reading What I learnt from Dr Moo
Why racism is so bad
On the night of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, a 21 year old white male, opened fire in a historic black church, in Charleston, South Carolina, killing 9 people, including the pastor, during a prayer meeting. Dylann Roof is a racist and his aim was to kill black people and start a race war. Years… Continue reading Why racism is so bad
What is the unforgivable sin?
The latest edition of TIME magazine is called “The Answers issue” and it has 52 pages of answers to all kinds of questions: Who has the most YOUTUBE subscribers? Swedish gamer known as PewDiePie with 37 million subscribers Who dreamed the biggest dream? Susan Boyle’s “I dreamed a dream”, sold 700 000 copies in its first… Continue reading What is the unforgivable sin?
You must change
Bruce Jenner is a 1976 Olympic decathlon men’s event champion. He was given the unofficial title of “world’s greatest athlete” for the win and became “an American hero” by winning the event back from Soviet Union during the Cold War. He is also an American television personality and stepfather of the Kardashian children. In June… Continue reading You must change
The Old Testament and Snow White (Why we need the New Testament)
To cheer you up (he said tongue-in-cheek), I thought I would tell you the original ending of the Snow White fairy tale. As you know, the new Queen, who is the wicked stepmother, is jealous of snow white’s beauty and orders a huntsman to take Snow White into the deepest woods to be killed. As… Continue reading The Old Testament and Snow White (Why we need the New Testament)