Bringing out the God-colours in the world.
Finally, draft number 1 of the new book, INSALTED, is completed. A simple summary of the theme of the book is as follows: “Christianity inside-out.” When we reflect the Christ that lives within us to a world that lives with us, then our Christianity is turned inside out. In all the hours that I spent…
DISCERNMENT – The CATCH-22 of spiritual virtues
We need the virtue of discernment to discern if we have a spirit of discernment – especially now in the season of uncertainty
STORACLES OF FAITH – LESSON 9: Honour the Emperor
It is truly time that we take the stories and the oracles (the STORACLES) of the Persecuted Church seriously – not just testimonies to enjoy or stories to share from the pulpit, but lessons to embrace and imitate.
LEARNING TO UNLEARN
There are many habits that we need to unlearn, but few are so aggressively revealed as those that we so often find on social media. There are three that probably need more attention than others.
WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS THIS?
If the US elections revealed one thing, it is the sad reality that untransformed Christianity, even camouflaged as truth and preservation, becomes as toxic as the evil it tries to expose.
WHAT KIND OF TEACHING IS THIS?
The Bible is as much the source of truth as it is a book that can corrupt.
Evangelieklank tussen oorlogsknalle
Op dié erfenispad klink die evangelie duidelik tussen oorlogsknalle. Ja, die ou boodskap uit die Soutpansberg – steeds toegedraai in deernis, gehoorsaamheid, uitreik.
WHAT KIND OF FAITH IS THIS?
“If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, if it did not transform it, then you are not converted at all. You are simply a victim of the ‘accept Jesus’ heresy!” – AW Tozer
FARM MURDERS: Taking revenge – like Jesus did
Christians are not people who passively accept ridicule, persecution, and affliction. They retaliate! But they do not retaliate with the weapons or the attitudes of the world.
WHAT KIND OF GOD IS THIS?
“As Jesus is lynched in the name of religious orthodoxy and executed in the name of imperial justice… we discover that the God revealed in Christ would rather die in the name of love than kill in the name of freedom.” Brian Zahnd – Let that sink in for a moment.