The vital difference between a poor nation and prosperous one is the education and applied objective knowledge of all its citizens. A nation who teaches lies will fail, as contradiction beeds confusion and confusion prevents learning. Likewise in the Commowealth of the faithful sons and daughters of Abraham (Eph 2:12) spiritual prosperity can only come with right knowledge of truth. ... More

Let us ponder the power of God over our lives. 'Shall there be evil in a city and the LORD has not done it?' The fate of the sons of Israel shows that surely nothing has been done, of blessing, dispersal and regathering which had not been revealed to the servants the prophets (Amos 3:6-7). Who do we therefore fear? ... More

Despised & Rejected

This talk was given in Myanmar (Burma). I gave this talk to the older orphanage children after becoming aware of how the orphanage children felt they were treated by others in the local community. ... More

How can we strengthen our belief and faith in the Bible? Many people question the authenticity of the Bible and the existence of the Creator, but is there a way to banish doubts? ... More

It is 5am and the sun starts to lighten the eastern sky. I’ve been awake since 3am but can’t sleep…it’s just another one of those periods in my life when it is hard to believe that with God all things are possible (Mark 10:27). ... More

Exemplar Lives

Much is said about God's love for us. It turns out this may be over estimated. Indeed there is a general love in the provision of salavation, but a specific love is dependent on us! How do we compare to the people that God has said he loves? What can we learn about God's love from exemplar lives? ... More

The Bible is full of wonderful images of water. The Hebrew word for waters is 'mayim' and for sea is 'yam'. The Hebrew word for sky, or heavens is 'shamayim'. So the heavens are 'that out of the waters'. The Creator is taking people from the sea of nations to form a new heavens. But more than that, the water on earth on a calm day refects the heavens! When we are calm we may reflect the glory of God. This article is about water and clay and the blind seeing. ... More

Yom Kippur is the time of the year set aside by Yahweh for the confession of sins. At this time we can think of the king who during his reign made some grave mistakes. As a result he experiences suffering. This king is David. All these experiences meant that, in addition to being a talented musician, he became a compassionate king who could weep for his people and who could write songs for those who suffered. ... More

How do we know a lying Prophet? Will we be able to make an excuse before Jesus at the Judgement by claiming we were deceived? Are we not asked to recognise false prophets? In any case we have been given an exemplar judgement of the God of Israel regarding our responsibility to recognise a false prophet, in the history of the man of God, the false prophet and the lion. The incident is recorded in 1 Kings 13. ... More

What does the science of clouds, human ideas of climate change, and what the Bible observes regarding climate have to say to us regarding our faith? ... More

Prayer is only effective if is is to a Being who has power over our lives. Yet how many brush aside what the Bible says about God's power on earth? How many people do not consider that earthquakes are an 'act of God'? Do we have the faith to move mountains? ... More