Archive for July, 2008

The death of Jesus

July 23rd, 2008

I have been reflecting on the death of Jesus the last day or so. When you read the account from Matthew 27:45-55 you see it was no ordinary death.  A number of amazing things happen when Jesus gave up His spirit. 1. Darkness covered the earth – some commentators say this was a sign of [...]

New semester approaches

July 22nd, 2008

My books, lectures and assignments for this semester at Tabor arrived yesterday. It was a mixture of emotions. On one hand I was excited and looking forward to the learning, then part of me wondered how many assignments I would have to do! After looking through all the paper work I found there was a [...]

Growth excites me

July 21st, 2008

Recently I have caught up with some people that I haven’t really seen for a while. One of the things that has really excited me is the growth I have seen in them. Some of them are more confident speaking in front of a group, some are reflecting on and overcoming areas where they have [...]

Theology makeover

July 21st, 2008

One of the things I have enjoyed about going back to full time Bible studies this year is taking the time to review and in some cases update my theology. I have found over the years I have taken a certain position on a Scripture and just filed it away in the “this is what [...]

Homeschool CD Roms we have used

July 19th, 2008

The other day I shared some of the books we use for homeschooling. Today I want to share some of the CD Roms we have used. We have used CD Roms to supplement our book work. We have found this useful to reinforce some of the lessons that the kids have learned. It also gives [...]

Angus Buchan event

July 18th, 2008

I received an email from South Africa overnight about an Angus Buchan event this weekend. I thought I would pass it on in case anyone wants to watch it on God TV… “This Saturday (19-07-2008) Angus Buchan (author of the book, Faith like potatoes)  will be preaching at Loftus stadium Pretoria South Africa, with a [...]

Faith like potatoes

July 17th, 2008

I have just finished reading the book Faith like Potatoes. This is the story of Angus Buchan the Scottish born evangelist from South African. Faith like potatoes is story of a deeply committed man of faith. He loves Jesus, his family and has a passionate desire to see people come to Jesus, be healed, set [...]