Posts from August 2013

Last Sunday afternoon I spent a wonderful two-plus hours at the Anglican Cathedral in town enjoying a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Oratorio, Elijah.  It’s the best twenty dollars I’ve spent for a long time.  The place was packed out with standing room only.  I managed to find a seat in the very front row within arm’s reach of the conductor – the best place from which to listen to this kind of performance.  It was two hours of being absorbed…

Every now and then I am asked by a disturbed Christian whether he or she might be troubled by an evil spirit.  The answer is, “Yes of course!  We’re all troubled by that embodiment of evil personified – Satan.”  As the Apostle Peter says, “The devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”  And this Enemy of our souls certainly has his helpers to trouble us night and day.  C.S. Lewis gives some helpful insights into…

There are several countries where grandparents are known by these titles (although our South African folk do spell the words just a little differently.  I was once in a shop and heard a young child call out, “Oma…!”  When I talked to the grandparents I discovered they were Indonesians.  Many years ago I had some Aussie friends who liked the ring of those titles rather than Gran and Pop so they got their grandchildren to call them Opa and Oma.…

Sleep is important to us for our physical wellbeing.  It’s the time when the body rests and refreshes itself.  A lack of sleep can create huge issues.  For example, a man suffering from “sleep apnea” finds it much more difficult to handle the challenges that the new days brings.  When that is prolonged then depression and mental breakdown are often the consequences.  Sleep is a gift from God, as some translations of Psalm 127 make clear, “He (God) grants sleep…