When You Pray
By Not Known Prayer is one of the most important aspects of the Christian life. It is a great act of private, family and public worship to admire God, apologise to him, beg his pardon, thank him and to depend on him to meet our needs and the needs of others and of his work. Prayer is also one of the most delightful aspects of the Christian life.When we have had a good…
It All Depends?
By Not Known People have long wondered whether there are things that are real, true and right for everyone, everywhere at all times. Some doubt this. They hold that nothing is real, right and true in itself. Consider these phrases: ‘this is right for me‘, or ‘this is true for you‘ or again ‘that’s your reality‘. This view is…
He is God and We are not
By Not Known 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. Many will think about how we wee the universe beyond our planet. From AD150 to 1543 most people followed Ptolemy and thought that the sun revolved around the earth. That changed when Nicolaus Copernicus published his book: On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.His views prevailed and thus we now believe that…
While Stocks Last…
By Not Known Things were once made to last – furniture, electrical appliances, shoes, etc. But nowadays, we can almost apply the following local saying to almost everything, “”Buy and throw away“ The rapid improvement of technologies coupled with a new aesthetic appreciation has brought about a new system of values to material things. “The…
New Year, New Ears
By Not Known To many of us, the New Year means making new resolutions. As we take stock of the year that has passed us by, we would resolve to begin the New Year by initiating fresh inroads into the improvement of various areas of our lives. Often we make resolutions that would centre on enhancing our own happiness. I am afraid we may be in danger of barking up the wrong…
2008/2009
By Not Known 2O08 has not been much of a year for humanity. Governments and key international bodies again largely failed to restrain evil and seemed to have missed their chance on climate change. Greed and fear gripped the financial markets and spilled over into major economic difficulties. Violence remained in the usual trouble spots and had a final splurge in the…
Joy to the World?
By Not Known It’s easy to be joyful at this season. There are holidays, the streets are brightly lit, greetings and gifts are exchanged and parties are held. It’s worth examining this joy. Where is our joy located? What is the occasion of our joy? Where is our joy located? There’s a joy in the body as we rest, eat and drink. There’s a joy in our…
Are you Family?
By Not Known God was and God created. And behold there were people, one with the earth from whose dust we are formed, but also one with God whose image we bare and whose breath give life. There we were, true children of the soil, but also the family of God. That’s us isn’t it? Made from the elements of the earth, yet made to be God’s family. Our natural…
When DIY is a Death Trap
By Not Known ‘Do It Yourself‘ (DIY) is back in vogue. We head to the hardware store, buy some gear and tackle that home project. But DIY can be our nightmare and a contractor’s dream – we mess up and then pay up as the contractor repairs our damage. DIY can be a nightmare in home repairs. DIY is a disaster when it comes to repairing our…
