In South Africa today a judge sentenced Nolan Schoeman to 13 years and his former girlfriend Marissa Rudman to 10 years’ imprisonment for the April 2009 murder of their two month old baby son, Wade. According doctors reports, Wade had such extensive brain injuries that the swelling had pushed his skull apart. He had lung contusions… Continue reading Abolish abortion
You were zombies
In Ephesians 2:1-3 Paul describes the Ephesian believers’ hopeless condition before they had come to experience the power of God in Christ Jesus which had transformed their lives – this of course is true for all believers. According to the Paul they were (spiritually) “dead”, which figuratively describes the state of being lost or under… Continue reading You were zombies
De-spiritualising spiritual gifts
One man in the choir could not sing to save his life. The choir director suggested that he should leave the choir and several choir members hinted that he would make an excellent sidesman. The choir director and some members of the choir then decided to go to the pastor and complain. “You’ve got to… Continue reading De-spiritualising spiritual gifts
The true art of love
The top question asked of Google last year was, “What is love?” That’s telling – perhaps people are a little confused about what love ought to be! I read a very interesting article on the BBC website called “Down with romantic love”. The author, who is not a Christian, speculates that our idealised notion of… Continue reading The true art of love
A Christian response to crime
A few years ago a family in our church was robbed at gunpoint. Three armed man confronted the husband in his own garage. The gunmen entered the home and made the family sit down as they rummaged through the house taking anything of value. Thankfully they left the family physically unharmed as they made off… Continue reading A Christian response to crime