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‘Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal’
Daniel 12 DAHLIA was a beautiful woman with a wonderful husband and two adorable children. A family to die for. A family now dead. She had been out that fateful night. Teaching English for a group of neighbourhood kids. When she returned home, she found her husband and children tied up and gagged, dying in […]
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A tree and its fruit
PART 27 OF THE SERIES OF REFLECTIONS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT ‘Good tree’ = disciples of Christ, ‘Bad tree’ = false prophets Special discernment needed to identify false prophets in ‘sheep’s clothing’ Matthew 7:15-23 IN THIS passage Jesus used the metaphors of trees and fruits to help His disciples to discern genuine discipleship. […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Teach children to know what is good I HAVE mulled over the contents of the article “Will Harry Potter bewitch young minds?”, and am very disturbed by what Dr Chia has written. I am not well-read enough to rebut many of his points, but, as a Christian, I cannot agree or condone the statement that […]
Film / Book Reviews
The small mustard seed can change the world
Mustard seed versus McWorld (Monarch Books, 1999) Author: Tom Sine I RECENTLY received a Christmas gift, a book written by Tom Sine, entitled “Mustard Seed versus McWorld”. I would like to share my thoughts and reflections on reading this book with young fellow Methodists like me – new graduates overwhelmed by the uncertainty of […]
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The narrow gate of salvation
PART 26 OF THE SERIES OF REFLECTIONS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT ‘The way to the Kingdom is difficult and unattractive, but those who take it will receive eternal life’ Matthew 7:13-14 THE Sermon on the Mount ends with four warnings, each presented by a pair of contrasts. Jesus’ audience, who included His disciples, […]
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Faith in a hostile environment
Good News in Exile: Three Pastors Offer a Hopeful Vision for the Church Authors: Martin B. Copenhaver, Anthony B. Robinson, William H. Willimon IN THE foreword to this book, Walter Breuggemann describes Martin B. Copenhaver and Anthony B. Robinson of the United Church of Christ and William H. Willimon of the United Methodist Church as […]
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Ask, seek and knock
God assures us that He will answer our prayers according to His will Matthew 7: 7-12 IN THIS passage in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus assures His disciples that their prayers will be heard and answered according to God’s love and faithfulness. Some scholars have tried to demonstrate the connection between this passage and […]
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Will Harry Potter bewitch young minds?
MOST readers are aware of the success of J. K. Rowling’s creation, Harry Potter. Walk into any respectable bookshop, and you will soon be greeted with giant stacks of the Harry Potter books, especially the recently published “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, the fourth of seven volumes projected by the author. The success […]
