The Word to the World
Yesterday morning, I was privileged to preach the induction service for Michael Cloete as pastor-teacher of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Horison, Roodepoort. This was supposed to happen last April but, due to COVID-19, it had to be postponed. Shame: last March, Michael and his family
Charles Spurgeon famously said, “There is a sermon in every flower.” He believed that, if we pay close attention to the things around us, and the events that happen to us, we will detect illustrations of a biblical truth. This was true for me this
Psalm 43 strikes us exactly where we live. The writer feels deep, abiding conflict. On the one hand, he seems confident that God will vindicate, defend, and deliver him (v. 1) because he has taken refuge in God (v. 2a). On the other hand, he
When I first began to follow Jesus Christ, I had a hyper-sensitive conscience. Every time I saw a hitchhiker by the side of the road I wondered if perhaps it was an angel unawares to whom I should offer a lift (Hebrews 13:2). I rarely