Affliction swarms around us like unsettled bees hunting for nectar. And unless tethered to the tree of life, distress can destabilise, disorient and depress, sniffing out the joy and—if unchecked, ultimately—the life of the afflicted.
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What Do Logos and Rhema Mean?
Logos and Rhema. If you have been commonly around Charismatic circles, you might have often heard those two words touted, and perhaps pondered about their meaning.
What Exactly did You Listen to Last Sunday?
My Facebook page was open as I prepared to go for Sunday service this morning. On it was a live feed from a church, and the pastor was speaking. As I listened to him, something restlessly recoiled within me.
Touch not My Anointed
How often has someone asked you to not “touch the anointed of God”? Too regularly to remember? Such subtle a command customarily comes out when a certain leader is under scrutiny, justifiably so or not. But have you ever wondered what the origin and context of that warning could be?
Protestant, Is Mary the Mother of God?
A protestant as I am, I privately profusely protested when my Professor placidly presented his case for why Mary is the mother of God. He is not Roman Catholic. With calmness and candor, he clarified the consequences of things being otherwise.
Tummy Time as Grace
Who of us remembers screaming their lungs out, as kids, protesting their tummy time? I don’t. But we hated it, didn’t we? I know because our son hates his tummy time. It’s tough, and ‘unnecessarily’ tires him. Or so he thinks (or feels?)!
Do our Bodies Matter to God?
Bodies, are they saved? Will they ever be? Does it matter anyway? Most of us reading this have heard a saying that we are spirits with souls that live in bodies.
Killing Suicide
I recently watched a BBC documentary detailing the rising suicide rate among Kenyan men. The report, which is ‘part of a series of reports on modern masculinity in Africa’ told of how in Nyandarua County, Kenya, ‘70 people – almost all of them men – killed themselves last year.’
Enriched by His Poverty: 2 Corinthians 8:9
Opulence naturally appeals to us. Poverty repels. Therefore, prosperity preaching is as popular as it is perilous.
Monogamy and Monotheism
Adultery and idolatry reveal the nature of our allegiance. The one, to our spouse, and the other, to our God. The two are so intertwined that the Bible describes our idolatry as adultery (Jer. 3:8–9; Ezek. 16:32; 23:37; Rev. 2:22). Monogamy and monotheism are entwined because both are a call to fully devote one’s heart to the covenanted ‘other.’