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I held the tiny creature in the gentle cup of my hands, surprised that it wasn’t trembling. While I sat working with my door ajar, the sprinklers outside had ...

Once upon a long ago, there was a mighty prophet who was zealous for the Lord God Almighty. But his soul was downcast. He lamented, “The Israelites have rejected ...

“Are you a Christian?” she asked. “I am.” “Would you like to come to our home church? It’s on Sunday night at seven-thirty.” That was my very first conversation ...

The pre-packaged cake mix, with its convenient instructions, “Just add water!”, was invented in the USA by the P. Duff and Sons company during the Great Depression, but only ...

Remember that time you attended a conference—maybe it was on Anxiety in Church Leadership or Depression in Evangelical Youth—and the room was packed with theologians and psychologists? Do you ...

Introduction The unexpected thought grasped my attention. I never doubted God’s goodness, never doubted his love, never doubted his truth, but I had never walked this road before. Obeying ...

For most of my Christian walk, I despised attending ladies’ meetings at church. I could not put my finger on it, but as soon as I saw invitations paraded ...

Imagine waking up at 4am every day, swimming 2 hours in the morning, then another 2 hours in the afternoon.  For 18 years, you repeat this demanding cycle 6 ...

I used to think that it mattered greatly what words I used and how I strung them together when I spoke to God. I used to copy words or ...

Robert Falconer holds degrees in architecture and theology. He is the Head of Research and Publishing, here at the South African Theological Seminary. His primary research interests are Architectonic ...