Many people are familiar with the fable of the three little pigs. The story begins with three adolescent pigs leaving the safety of home to establish themselves. Now independent, each pig has to figure out how to make it through life. As the story goes, they all built homes; the first pig built his house …
“Social distancing”, “self-isolation”; these are words many of us had never heard until a few weeks ago and now they are mentioned hundreds of times each day on our news channels. A coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented event for many of us. Many countries like the UK are past being able to contain the virus. …
“…you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”. Those are the famous words of Jesus as recorded in John 8:32. So, what do you know and has it set you free? Or put differently, are you enslaved to anything – drugs, alcohol, pornography, sex, power and so on? Is your identity …
I once heard a preacher say, his troubles increased when he became a Christian. Some may recoil at that because there are people out there who have presented Christianity as a problem-free life. This is neither reality nor biblical. Jesus warned His followers that they will have trouble and suffering [John 16:33] and in the …
My wife recently planted four plants in our garden. We were trying to teach the kids how to plant and maintain a flower patch. The plants seemed okay but after a few days of scorching heat, one of them started to wither. We put some composts around it and watered it daily but nothing changed …
You have probably heard the expression “seeing is believing”. This implies that what we see informs what we believe and sight is a necessary component of faith. Following this line of thinking, there are those who say “I can’t believe in God because I can’t see Him. When I can see God, I will believe …
It is fascinating to see how our walk with God can mirror real life. New-borns are completely dependent on others to do everything for them. They are bathed, fed, clothed, etc by others. As they grow, they slowly become more and more independent. As toddlers, they may be able to feed themselves but rely on …
There is a lot of noise around us. With a constant stream of information, the news, social media, advertisements, etc. so much is thrust into our faces, as a result, our eyes and ears are constantly occupied. Then there are our mobile phones. They have become so essential that without them, most of us experience …
