Irving Steggles (1945–2020)—The Sun That Never Set

(A tribute on behalf of the directors of the African Pastors Conferences) On April 22, 2020, Irving Steggles left the sphere of his ...

COVID-19 series, #19: A pastoral prayer in the midst of COVID-19

19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19 “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our ...

COVID-19 series, #18: Are you ready to die?

19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain…My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that ...

COVID-19 series, #17: Do not waste your COVID-19 experience

19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19 COVID-19 series, #17: Do not waste your COVID-19 experience “When a scoffer is punished, the simp...

COVID-19 series, #16: Faith healers—the elephant in the room

19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19 “And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I will; be clean.’ And immediately the le...

COVID-19 Series: #15—Let us shout, “O COVID-19, where is your sting?”

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he ...

COVID-19 Series: #14—Our reaction to COVID-19 must be different

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of Go...

COVID-19 Series: #13—Calamities call for times of self-humiliation

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete dest...

COVID-19 Series: #12—How can a God of love allow COVID-19?

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns a...

COVID-19 Series: #11—Our past sufferings should make us sympathetic

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (Deut. 10:19). ...

COVID-19 Series: #10—Do not be afraid

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with...

COVID-19 Series: #9—Trust in God and keep your powder dry

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD” (Proverbs 21:31)...

COVID-19 Series: #8—Love your neighbour as you love yourself

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “You shall love your neighbour as yourself” (Romans 13:9). One of the greatest challenges in ...

COVID-19 Series: #7—There, but for the grace of God, go I

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the churc...

COVID-19 Series: #6—Be responsible: Do not bear false witness

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false w...

COVID-19 Series: #5—Share the world’s only good news

19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darknes...