What Can We Learn From Jeremiah, as a Nation and as the Church? By Dr. Paul M. Elliott Part 4 of a series We need a generation of Jeremiahs today. Preachers need to be Jeremiahs to their congregations. Parents need to be Jeremiahs to their children. In previous articles in this series, we’ve examined Jeremiah […]

“What does the Bible say about beauty?”……Answer: To define what is beautiful is difficult because beauty is, as the old saying goes, in the eyes of the beholder. What is beautiful to us may be ugly to another. To regard something as beautiful it must meet our own definition and concept of beauty. The fact […]

Why are Christians encouraged to have daily devotions or quiet times? Daily devotions or quiet times are time spent each day dedicated to relating with God. When people speak of daily devotions, they are usually referring to a time of reading their Bible, doing a Bible study, or reading a devotional book ,accompanied by a […]

The Grace of Being Content 1 Timothy 6:8 “So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.“ The last of God’s Ten Commandments–and probably the most difficult to obey–deals with the sin of covetousness. Exodus 20:17 "You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, male or […]

Beminde of Prostituut ?……'n kortopsomming van a hoe die Christendom gevorder het: …Dit het in Palistiena begin as 'n gemeenskap: …OorbeweegnaGriekeland toe word dit 'n filosofie:……Toe naItalieen daarword dit 'n institusie:……Van daarnaEuropa, waardittoe 'n kultuur word: En toe ditoorbeweegnaAmerikatoe,worddit'besigheid……“The Church today is an enterprise or business.”Bedryf of besigheid… Die kerk , die liggaam van Jesus […]

“What does the Bible say about criticism?”……Answer: Criticism is the act of judging unfavorably or faultfinding. It is often appropriate to judge a person, thing, or action unfavorably. In fact, a true friend will speak the truth even when it's hard to hear: “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses […]

Being Happy: Some Thoughts on Contentment…… Now and then it's good to pause inour pursuit of happiness and just be happy. There is something profoundly annoying about the words “be happy”. I mean, if contentment was that easy, we'd all have it, am I right? Well, things that are simple aren't always easy├ö├ç┬¬ but I […]