In his parables, Jesus often challenges our usual way of doing things. He punches holes in our preconceived notions and reveals our misguided methodologies. In today’s reading, Jesus upends another common...

Today’s reading presents us with a stark choice: Will we depend on our wealth for security, or will we instead take hold of eternal life? It may seem an easy choice....

As we already have seen, Jeremiah lives in the midst of a darkness where he is the only one who has any light. Jeremiah’s light comes in the form of an...

There are times when God asks us to do something that may seem ridiculous to others and even to us. Leave a comfortable, secure job for work that feeds the soul...

Money plays a large role in the lives of most people in the Western world. The contrast looms between the affluent person who needs to decide how to spend or invest...

Unemployment is a problem in many countries. I have known persons who have been retrenched, and I have seen its difficult effects. Many persons face crises about their worth and about...

A testimony given by the leader of a Lay Witness Mission team held the congregation spellbound. As he finished speaking, people were invited to come forward and commit their lives to...

The church my wife and I attend has a large candle on the Communion table that the pastor lights at every worship service before announcing a particular subject for prayer. The...

I write today’s meditation on a South African public holiday known as “Women’s Day.” As I write, people march in one of our major cities against the abuse of women and...

A church building in the center of a South African city had to be pulled down because its structure had become unsafe. It was a sad day, as countless preachers had...