During the COVID epidemic I became aware of how I needed to go deeper in my walk with Christ. We just seemed to be going through a cycle of activities and when COVID hit there was an emptiness. During that time a began to learn how Jesus ministered in the
Continue readingThe Christian life begins by looking to Jesus Christ by faith, believing that He is God who come in human flesh and died to take our punishment for sin. The more one discovers who Christ is, the more one will appreciate what He has done and will repent and believe
Continue readingLast Sunday we briefly heard about Eric Liddell in a video clip. Eric had become a national hero by the end of the summer in 1924. On July 9, Liddell won a bronze medal in the 200 meters at the Paris Olympics. Two days later, he ran away from the
Continue readingIn the year 1215 Frederick II, the king of Germany, became the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. One of his many interests was language, and the story is told of his quest to determine the original language of man. Was it Hebrew, Greek, Latin, or Arabic? This story is
Continue readingMy most memorable visit to a foreign country was when Shirley and I went to the Holy Land, Israel. Today, when I read about certain places in the Bible, I have a clear mental picture of what I saw; places such as Jerusalem, Galilee and the Mount of Olives. One
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This week I revisited, what to me is a most significant historical site in Zürich, and in the world, regarding Christian liberty; a place I like to return to that reminds me of the biblical principles I stand on regarding the doctrine of the
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, As a young man starting at Bible college I was challenge by a question posed in one of my classes, “When have you ever shared the gospel?” The truth was that I was very ignorant about what to share and how to go about
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The apostle Paul wrote in Colossians “Devote yourself to prayer” (4:2) This verse challenged me at the beginning of the year, and I am committed to making pray a more constant practice. I must, however, confess that like Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Death is a scary thing. Of course, as believers in Jesus Christ we can be all relaxed about the life after this one. Yet, when we are honest, death does still remain a scary thing. At least it’s a great mystery that surrounds the
Continue readingWhen I went to study at Bible College, I wore a beard. I had sailed on a yacht across the Atlantic Ocean from South Africa to the United States and having a beard was practical for me. But for some Christians, at that time, I was judged. It was during
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