Bishop's Message
Making decisions in church
THE calm blue sea around the Mediterranean island of Crete was something to behold when I was there recently for a consultation. I tried to imagine the stormy sea that wrecked a ship long ago. The story is in Acts 27. Paul must have found it very difficult to convince his fellow travellers that they […]
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Can you trust your impressions?
SEVERAL years ago, a reader wrote to a columnist with a puzzle: Suppose you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors. Behind one door is a car, the others, goats. You pick a door, say number 1, and the host, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens another door, say […]
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A time to be silent
THERE was a picture of some dead fish in the newspapers recently. It was reported that someone had cruelly taken them out of the water and left them to die. The fish died gasping for air. It is strange, isn’t it, that the fish should die for lack of air in an atmosphere full of […]
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The heart of revival
IMAGINE what would happen if John Wesley’s heart-warming experience on May 24, 1738 is reproduced thousands of times among us. Most of us would say that we would have a revival or great awakening or renewal. This is because following this experience, Wesley began a long ministry of revival in Britain which later spread to […]
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Tragedy and Triumph
Crucified Christ, Titian (1554). — TCN. BISHOP’S EASTER MESSAGE Good Friday reminds us of the death of Christ on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins … Easter helps us to remember the vindicating and victorious power of God and our unshakeable hope in Christ DURING the cold war, a pastor in an Eastern […]
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Why we need solitude
SOLITUDE is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is often seen as a deprivation, a loss, the result of unfortunate circumstances. On the other hand, solitude can be seen as a gift that enriches our lives. In reality, it is in fact a necessity that meets one of our deepest needs – the need to […]
