2014

Yearly Archives

  • Jezebel Spirit – The Spirit of Manipulation and Deception

    [ad_1] The spirit of Jezebel is always around us and it seeks to hide itself, seduce, intimidate, manipulate and trade in human souls. It is a religious spirit but it promotes religious things that are contrary to God. Jezebel promotes fleshly indulgence amongst God’s people and shuns the cross. The Jezebel spirit is the enemy […]

  • Saving Face Can Be Effective in Negotiations

    [ad_1] Saving face is a way to let someone else to get out of an embarrassing or problem situation with his or her dignity intact. Sometimes people are afraid to admit that they are wrong and the negotiator can help by showing them a way out of the dilemma. This is the opposite of driving […]

  • What is Church Growth?

    [ad_1] Our evangelical churches have been thoroughly immersed in “Church Growth” ideas for the last forty or so years. We are told that we must be user friendly. Can you imagine someone wanting to “use” the church? We are told that we must entertain the people with spectacular singing programs and dynamic dramas. We are […]

  • The Prayers of Our Hearts – Are They to Be Our Real Focus?

    [ad_1] THE PRAYERS OF YOUR HEART DON’T NEED TO BE SPOKEN. God already knows them. Uttering them might in some ways assist in the process of self-understanding, but other than that, prayer requests for the things we want for ourselves are unnecessary. I realise this is probably going to raise an eyebrow or five. But […]

  • Conflict of Church and Science – The Problem With Galileo

    [ad_1] In the world of modern day university researchers the rules are clear and simple: publish or perish. This rule is too often re-interpreted to mean that your prospects of timely promotion hinge on the number of papers you publish. And often enough, one finds evidence of the unintended effect of the rule of the […]

  • What to Do During and After a Car Accident

    [ad_1] Accidents will happen. Nobody wants to cause an accident, but everyone has their time, well not everyone, but most of us. Preparing for the unknown can be very helpful so you know what to do after an accident both physically, then financially. If there are injuries in an accident call 911 immediately, you don’t […]

  • Doing Theology in Today’s Africa – Issues and Trends in Nigeria

    [ad_1] INTRODUCTION Since the mid-1950s, African theologians like John Mbiti, Edward Fashole-Luke, Desmond Tutu, Vincent Mulago and Harry Sawyerr, Bolaji Idowu, Byang Kato and others have made it their mission to bring the gospel to bear on Africans’ lives and thought-worlds — to make Christianity indigenous on a continent that first heard the gospel in […]

  • How To Meditate On The Bible All Day Long (Psalm 119:97)

    [ad_1] In Psalm 119:97 we read a most amazing statement. “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.” The psalmist has a passion for God’s truth. He is so enthralled by God’s Word that he thinks about it constantly. For this writer, pondering the Word of God has become a […]

  • Church Growth In Africa Compared To South Korea

    [ad_1] The spreading of the gospel in Africa came at the same time with colonialism and slave trade, hence African people received the gospel with mixed feeling. Many African people believed that the bible is the work of a white man and Christianity a religion of the white people. In the African context religion was […]

  • The Sandwich Generation: The Challenges of Everyday Life

    [ad_1] A typical day for many families in the United States looks like the following: make breakfast for the kids, pack lunches, take the fastest route to drop off kids at school, rush over to work, spend 8-10 hours in business meetings, writing emails, making phone calls, etc. By the end of the day you […]