Posts from October 2022

Pastor Herna

Stay Strong and Committed!

Today, our church, ORPC, turns 166! It is not that young an age, but she has been through a long bitter-sweet journey of joy and sorrow. Like a ship, she has passed through stormy seas and pounding waves, and because Lord Jesus, our Great Captain and Head of our church, has always been with her,…

Faith & Work

Martin Luther King Jr said, “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper…

Faithless Faith

There’s a verse that has left me worried ever since I first came across it. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus said, “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will…

Memento Mori

The practice of memento mori (Latin: remember we must die) has the profound potential to instil wisdom into our lives. While focusing on death may sound more morbid than meaningful, its contemplation allows us to appreciate the scarcity of the very time we’re looking to make the most of in our fast-paced world. Psalm 90:12…