J.C. Ryle in his book Practical Religion (first published in 1878) encourages his readers to examine their spiritual lives by asking themselves 10 probing questions. The questions are as relevant today as we too live in an age of great spiritual privilege and great spiritual danger.
Category: Christian living
How does God guide us?
Christians have always been fascinated by this question and there is no shortage of weird and wonderful teachings on the subject. We’re interested in the question because decision-making is such a big part of our lives. We make hundreds of choices every day. Every time we make a choice we receive the consequences of that… Continue reading How does God guide us?
Portraits of faithfulness
In a world of unfaithfulness, what does a faithful gospel worker look like? Phumezo Masango is a great example. Phumezo is a good friend of mine and a lecturer at George Whitefield College, the Bible college affiliated with our denomination. He has also been a minister at Christ Church Khayelitsha for many years. He has… Continue reading Portraits of faithfulness
Loving those who don’t love you
I confess that I love to read revenge books. I especially like the author Lee Child. Child’s novels are all about an ex-military police major, Jack Reacher. Reacher, as he is known, is a no-nonsense guy, a man’s man who goes about getting justice his own way. You don’t want Reacher to be chasing after… Continue reading Loving those who don’t love you
Being dead to sin and still sinning
Joaquín Guzmán ( Nickname “El Chapo”, which means shorty) is a Mexican drug lord and been in the news lately. Forbes magazine called him the “biggest drug lord of all time. El Chapo was arrested in 2014, but he escaped from prison again in 2015 by exiting through a tunnel dug to below his cell. … Continue reading Being dead to sin and still sinning