By Not Known People have long wondered whether there are things that are real, true and right for everyone, everywhere at all times. Some doubt this. They hold that nothing is real, right and true in itself. Consider these phrases: ‘this is right for me‘, or ‘this is true for you‘ or again ‘that’s your…

By Not Known 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. Many will think about how we wee the universe beyond our planet. From AD150 to 1543 most people followed Ptolemy and thought that the sun revolved around the earth. That changed when Nicolaus Copernicus published his book: On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.His views…

By Not Known Things were once made to last – furniture, electrical appliances, shoes, etc. But nowadays, we can almost apply the following local saying to almost everything, “”Buy and throw away“ The rapid improvement of technologies coupled with a new aesthetic appreciation has brought about a new system of values to material things. “The…

By Not Known To many of us, the New Year means making new resolutions. As we take stock of the year that has passed us by, we would resolve to begin the New Year by initiating fresh inroads into the improvement of various areas of our lives. Often we make resolutions that would centre on…

By Not Known 2O08 has not been much of a year for humanity. Governments and key international bodies again largely failed to restrain evil and seemed to have missed their chance on climate change. Greed and fear gripped the financial markets and spilled over into major economic difficulties. Violence remained in the usual trouble spots…

By Not Known It’s easy to be joyful at this season. There are holidays, the streets are brightly lit, greetings and gifts are exchanged and parties are held. It’s worth examining this joy. Where is our joy located? What is the occasion of our joy? Where is our joy located? There’s a joy in the…

By Not Known God was and God created. And behold there were people, one with the earth from whose dust we are formed, but also one with God whose image we bare and whose breath give life. There we were, true children of the soil, but also the family of God. That’s us isn’t it?…

By Not Known ‘Do It Yourself‘ (DIY) is back in vogue. We head to the hardware store, buy some gear and tackle that home project. But DIY can be our nightmare and a contractor’s dream – we mess up and then pay up as the contractor repairs our damage. DIY can be a nightmare in…

By Not Known Advances in medicine mean that we now have increasing control over both ends of human life. Children who were once inconceivable are now healthy toddlers. The timing and manner of death is now more manageable. However, increasing control also means increasing dilemmas. Euthanasia is back in public discussion. Consider these scenes ……

By Not Known Our church family includes men and women who struggle with homosexuality, along with such heterosexual issues as premarital sex and adultery. It also includes people who struggle with greed, selfishness, hatred and such like. That should not surprise us, for Paul saw the same struggles when he looked at the early church…