Soul Food

When I walk into a chapel for the first time, I always look for the cross. And when I find it, my eyes become fixed upon it, my mind is set on the sacrifice that Jesus poured out for me, and my heart is stirred with gratitude for the new...

If you are a Christian and have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, repented of your sin—because ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ (Romans 3:23)—and experienced salvation, you might have been tempted to ‘camp out’ at the foot of the cross. After all,...

My favourite children’s Christmas story is Jesus’ Christmas Party, by Nicholas Allan, written from the perspective of the innkeeper. Having kindly offered Mary and Joseph space at the rear of his inn, the innkeeper headed off to bed. But all through the night people kept knocking on his door, asking...

I love watching the people I care about open the gifts I’ve chosen/made for them. I get so much joy out of watching their faces—that look of curious anticipation as the parcel is handled, shaken, rattled. I especially love watching as the wrapping is excitedly torn off, eyes light up...

The account of Jesus’ visit to Mary and Martha’s house (Luke 10:38-41) is a multi-layered, gentle but boldly unapologetic invitation to stop, sit down, shut up and listen. It’s a story that doesn’t shy away from the fact that life is full of interruptions and responsibilities—there will always be something...

Most of us arrive on this earth with a fierce cry of protest. In fact, if we don’t cry at birth, we’re immediately encouraged to—the cry of a newborn is synonymous with life itself. There’s relief in it because failure to cry out means something is very wrong. We hold...

Our country has voted. The months of election hype are over. Did the polls get it right? Did the Covid-19 response swing the result as predicted? But are there higher stakes than this year’s election? It was astounding to hear that the one-month delay to the election meant that 5000...

In this final instalment of our occasional series on the armour of God, we learn how to take up the sword of the Spirit and see how unique is this weapon.

A blueprint is an architectural drawing on paper, a guide for making something—it’s a design or pattern that can be followed in the process of building, for example, a house. A blueprint can also refer to a strategic plan for your life. Every person born on this earth has a blueprint designed...

In part five of this occasional series on the armour of God, we learn how comprehensive our salvation really is.

In part four of this occasional series on the armour of God, we learn the difference between ‘putting on’ and ‘taking up’ certain pieces of spiritual armour.

In this second part of this two-part series, we step back and look at the ‘grand plan’ set in place by God for our redemption. We left off with Adam and Eve banished from the garden after eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Consequently, they...