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The Bible’s command to gather is not meant to be burdensome (see Heb. 10:25; 1 John 5:3), but for the good of our faith, our love, and our joy

Everyone, at some level, is trying to understand what is happening in our world today. The internet has provided us with a slew of information, but how do we discern the truth from the falsehoods, how can we make sense of the information and then ...

Adoption can be difficult and even destructive at times, but it is a very tangible demonstration of the gospel and the character of our Father who adopted us into His family while we were still weak (Rom 5:8)

Despite Covid, lockdown restrictions, unrest, illness, death, economic hardship, political and social turmoil, and a host of other difficulties that have characterized the last year - Christ continues to build His church. We had a tangible reminde...

As Christians we are called to help one another live in the light of God’s truth and to shine the light of that truth into every area of our lives, especially into those murky minefields of controversy where emotions can explode at any moment. So ...

As the debate over vaccinations has heated up over the last few months, I’ve been amazed at how much emotion surrounds this issue and how these emotions often cloud our judgment, lead us to filter information and interpret the “facts” with bias. B...

Many parents and grandparents, and not a few teachers, are asking the question, “How can I help my kids through this?” For the most part children don’t worry too much about the future, but they are effected by the fear, anxiety and turmoil they se...

We have an immediate opportunity to apply Sunday's sermon - take a digital fast and use the time you would have spent on social media, YouTube, etc. to read through the Bible. Living Stone Bible Church are reading /listening through the Bible in t...

In the last article I explained the need for Christians to understand and reconcile both the physical and the spiritual facets of God’s creation. Many segments of Christianity have had a superstitious, mystical and even dangerous response to the p...

Midrand Chapel was founded over 30 years ago in the apartheid era and was thus a predominantly “white” church in an exclusively “white” area. How much has changed over the last 30 years, as a brief trip to the Mall of Africa will confirm! We’ve lo...

Where is our hope and safety during troubled times like the recent riots that swept across South Africa? It's not found in our electric fences, firearms or police force. It's not found in any place, but in a person - In Christ, we are safe in the ...

Let me begin with a question of my own. Why, when there is so much information out there, from so many different leaders and experts, would people be asking me for answers? What could I possibly contribute to the discussion? What clarity could I b...

"Faith in Christ is not a mere assent to the truth of his messiahship, but a humble betrothal in him as Saviour of the world. We must feel our need of him; we must see the suitableness and sufficiency of his salvation. We must actually go to him a...

Remember those pre-Covid, pre-mask days when handshakes were still allowed and side hugs were welcomed? Fellowship was so much easier, closer and more frequent. This pic is from one of our fellowship lunches a long, long time ago, you may recogniz...

There seems to be way too much noise in our modern society, much of it coming from the hundreds of apps and social media platforms clamoring for our attention. As the quantity of information available to us gets exponentially larger each day, the ...

We gathered on Sunday as a church to worship and recognized in a fresh way what a unique privilege it is to do so, to belong to Christ and to His body; to be called out of the world to become ambassadors of the King (2 Cor 5:15-20). I’ve been aske...

Our men enjoying food, fellowship and encouragement from God's Word. It was wonderful just to be together as men and to sing praises together. Thanks to Andrew Johnson for speaking to us on "How to lead your family in times of struggle and sufferi...

In part 1 of this mini-series we applied science, medicine and mathematics in order to try understand what the Coronavirus is and how we should be responding to this pandemic. Christians shouldn’t have an irrational or mystical perspective, but ne...

O sovereign Lord, you are the creator of all men for you have made and support all of life. You are the special Father of those who know, love and honour you, who find your yoke easy and your burden light, those who find your work honourable and y...