Most countries have foreign interests that often include trade, national security, etc. Governments typically send officials to countries with aligned interests to represent them in discussions and negotiations. Those officials are usually citizens, and as citizens, they have inherent rights and privileges. However, as official representatives in a foreign land, they also have authority – …
What does it mean to be a Christian? Attend a church regularly? Adhere to a list of dos and don’ts? Hold certain political positions and vote for certain political parties? I suspect these are some of the responses I’d received if I surveyed a cross-section of adults in my part of the world. I reckon …
In any journey, it’s worthwhile to know where you are in relation to your destination. Anyone who decides to follow Jesus must realise that it’s a journey with a predetermined path, and we aren’t at liberty to change the route or the destination. In the first part of this discourse, I pointed out that if, …
Over the next three weeks, I’ll be writing about something that has just clicked for me and enabled me to understand where I am in my Christian walk. Paul holds up Jesus as our example and urges us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling [Philippians 2:12]. The qualifications at the end of …
Have you ever observed that it’s the lawyers and the politicians who seem to know more about the laws in countries with constitutions? They also seem to benefit the most from their knowledge of the laws of the land. The politicians get paid to make the laws and install the judges who apply those laws. …
