by Doug Van Meter | 14 Nov 2025 | Articles
Richard Wurmbrand, one-time persecuted Christian, wrote that churches should have the aroma of a hospital: They should smell of sickness. He went on to explain that local churches are filled with sinners and so there will always be the need to address spiritual...
by Tommie van der Walt | 13 Nov 2025 | Articles
Preaching—and therefore listening to preaching—is integral to Christian corporate worship, yet, if we are honest, many of us struggle to engage well with preaching. Christopher Ash’s Listen Up offers valuable guidance, encouraging church members to evaluate how they...
by Doug Van Meter | 31 Oct 2025 | Articles
As I was recently preparing messages for an upcoming missions conference, I was struck by something I had never realised before. I was convicted, challenged, encouraged, and—I hope—changed. The Bible is wonderful this way. We can study it for years, even teach and...
by Doug Van Meter | 24 Oct 2025 | Articles
Early this morning, while running on a familiar street, I was surprised as I turned a corner to see about twenty vehicles, including marked police cars and security vehicles. A crowd of at least twenty armed policeman and security personnel had surrounded a house;...
by Doug Van Meter | 16 Oct 2025 | Articles
Brackenhurst Baptist Church loves our children. We prayerfully work for their eternal safety by pointing them to the loving and gracious Lord Jesus, who said, “Let the little children come to me” (Matthew 19:14). By proclaiming truth, we aim to ensure that our weekly...
by Anton Beetge | 14 Oct 2025 | Articles
The death of a child is always tragic. One of the saddest realities of modern life is the rise of juvenile suicide. The reality of death is inherently sad, and that sadness is appropriate because death is not natural. Death comes as a result of our sin (Romans 6:23)....
