The while issue of culture is a volatile one. In this age of tolerance one has to be careful what they say. Add to that the extreme sensitivity caused by years of ethnic oppression in South Africa and you have a place where few dare to tread, the perilous cliffs of culture. To even begin [...]
Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
24 Jun
A Few Thoughts on Covetousness
What is covetousness? Many know the 10th commandment, “Thou Shalt not covet” (Ex 20:17), but do we really know what covetousness is? It seem that today sins like drunkardness, homosexuality, unlawful divorce and the like get all the full brunt of pulpit bashing, and rightly so, but what about something as simple as covetousness, which [...]
14 Jun
Did the Sabbath Move to Sunday?
There is a growing discussion these days regarding the day of the Sabbath, I am not sure why this is but part of the reason may be due to the growth of the Jewish roots movement, at the same time Seventh-day Adventists seem to be capitalising on a potential gullibility of an overall biblically illiterate [...]
6 Jun
Who is the Antichrist?
Who is the antichrist? Will we know him when he comes? Hollywood seems to have him figured out with movies like “The Omen”. But what does the Bible say about this shrouded figure that people fear so much? To most Christians’ surprise, the word antichrist does not appear in the book of Revelation, from which [...]
23 May
A Christian Response to Harold Camping and the ‘End of the World’
I was hesitant to write this at first since I did not want to give more publicity to this man and his radio show; however the need to present truth, and the Christian response to this individual is vital. Whenever someone like this does something extreme, orthodox Christians everywhere get a bad name, so it [...]
21 Mar
End Time Pessimism
Does your attitude affect how you live? Most Christians I know seem to have a rather pessimistic attitude, I find it even in myself, possibly this stems from our expectation of the end of the world. But no matter what your view of the end times, we live in a culture which has been so [...]
14 Dec
The Most Misunderstood Christian Doctrine: The Trinity
The Trinity is perhaps the most misunderstood doctrine in the Christian faith, possibly because it is such a uniquely Christian teaching. Therefore many cults and false religions enjoy using the trinity to attack a weak point in most Christian’s understanding. So we ask; is the idea of a trinity a contradiction while at the same [...]
I am a follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Ainsley and serving as a pastor of a church plant in Johannesburg north called 
