On One-Anothering #2 – Bearing One Another’s Burdens

During our time as missionaries in Lesotho, Natasja and I were involved in outreaches to the remote mountain village of Hajobo. These outreaches were part of a long-term strategy to establish a church there. The village was only about twenty kilometres from our base, but it could only be reached…

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On One-Anothering #1 – Prayer

If you’re a purist when it comes to the English language, you may not appreciate the title of this article. But I think I’m in good company when I stray this once outside of the bounds of linguistic orthodoxy. Paul often strained the Greek language or invented his own words…

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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven

In recent weeks we’ve been considering the parables of Jesus found in Matthew 13. These are often referred to as Jesus’ kingdom parables because all of these serve to illustrate what the kingdom of heaven is like. Before we look at the parable of the mustard seed and the parable…

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