What comes to mind when you hear the word “Saint”? Perhaps for most people, this would represent someone that has led an exemplary life of devotion, spirituality, religion and good works in service and dedication to God. Generally, Saints are regarded as exceptionally “good” people who are immortalized in remembrance
Continue readingGreetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I am looking forward, to finally arriving in Zurich and being able to fellowship with you all in person as we get to know one another, and as Anne and I serve you to the glory
Continue readingI’m currently reading Narnia with our daughter Jasmin. This book by C.S. Lewis is a true treasure box of excellent storytelling, beautiful language, and such a wonderful way for children to discover Jesus and His personality – who’s portrayed as a lion in the character of Aslan – outside of
Continue readingInvesting in the hope of a good return has fascinated people forever. The first framework for investing can be traced back to the Code of Hammurabi, written about 1700 BC. But today, our lives are driven by investment prospecting. Every day we decide in what to invest/sacrifice our time, our
Continue readingIt is with a heavy heart that we take our leave of you and return to South Africa. We have had a wonderful time with the church over the past almost year and a half. I will be returning to mentoring our Church planters with Africa For Christ and Shirley
Continue readingThis Sunday’s guest preacher is K.J. Pugh, who is currently a pastor in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. With his wife (Lynn) and their two kids (Ella and James), they moved from the States to Europe in 2014 to help plant a church in a historic market town in North Yorkshire, England. Passing
Continue readingWe live in a torn world. Everyone reading the news on a regular basis will know this. And it doesn’t matter, whether we look at local, regional, national, or international news. There is conflict everywhere. Of course, we know that news outlets deliver negative news disproportionately more often compared to
Continue readingAn article in the London Times, Saturday, 24 February, reported on Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison. The title of the article read: “Alexei Navalny was inspired by the Sermon on the Mount” The article went on to say, “Yet one thing that stands out about
Continue readingAs we continue the study of the Beatitudes this Sunday, there are some questions raised by the next Beatitude, Matthew 5:7: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Does it mean that if I show mercy God will show mercy to me? Does it then mean that God
Continue readingThe meaning and use of words change or evolve with time. For example, the Greeks viewed kidneys as the seat of emotion, so one might say, “I love you with all my kidneys.” That sounds weird to us, but not to people in that day. Some years ago, the word
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