Some sections of the Bible may seem boring* to us. Have you ever tried to read though the book of Exodus? You probably stopped reading in chapter 25 when you hit the orders and measurements for the construction of the tabernacle (tent of meeting). About 15 chapters are devoted to the making of the tabernacle!… Continue reading Truths from the tent
Author: Pastorfish
Lessons from stone tablets (Why God didn’t use YouTube)
God commanded Moses in Exodus 34v1 to make two more tablets of stone on which he (God) would write his law on. The Ten Commandments engraved on the stone tablets give us some helpful insights into the nature of God’s whole revelation to us contained in the Bible. a. Human mediators are involved … Continue reading Lessons from stone tablets (Why God didn’t use YouTube)
Is the Bible just another holy book?
Every religion has their ‘holy book’ and all the holy books say the same thing: Love God and love your neighbour. The Mormons have the Book of Mormon, the Muslims have their Koran, and the Christians have the Bible. Just Jinger was correct in saying that it doesn’t matter what book you read. Is this… Continue reading Is the Bible just another holy book?
My idol factory
Growing up I never took seriously the Bible’s warnings against idolatry as I thought there were not that relevant. Maybe in Thailand where bus drivers take their hands off the wheel to say a silent prayer at every Buddha shrine they drive past! Very few of us have private shrines in our homes to other… Continue reading My idol factory
Are you a (irritating) compulsive grumbler?
Have you been to a braaivleis (South African BBQ) recently? Did you come home depressed because of the compulsive grumblers? I did. Too much corruption in the government! Too much unemployment! Too much crime! The petrol price. The schools. The youth. The weather! You name the subject, it gets grumbled about. Perhaps even more seriously,… Continue reading Are you a (irritating) compulsive grumbler?