We awoke Tuesday morning to the news we feared, that Dr. MacArthur had died. We rejoice that he is with the Lord, but we must also grieve and reflect on him being no longer with us (1 Thess. 4:13). If there was “great lamentation” in the early church after the...
My wife and I are Americans who have now lived more of our lives on African soil than on American soil, for the past 27 years and counting. All five of our kids were born in Africa, and we are willing to be buried in Africa for the sake of...
The recent riots in Kenya is another example of the weakness of governments in Africa. The failure of governments in Africa regularly make the news. Whether it is corruption, neglect, incompetence, or outright scandal, Africans long for better governments. But what makes for good government, according to Scripture? Government is...
Cultures vary greatly in the food, music, and fashion they enjoy. But the love of titles seems universal. South Africa is a beautiful ‘Rainbow Nation’ of cultural diversity; yet our religious landscape is littered with ministerial titles, with pastors and bishops dying by degrees and drowning in flattery. You can’t leave...
The past few weeks have moved South Africa into the international spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump accused South Africa of expropriating property and mistreating various groups. He then offered a form of refugee status to Afrikaner farmers affected by the South African government’s actions. This produced howls of opposition...
Recently I was struck with two solemn reminders of the scourge of abortion upon South Africa and our world today: (a) A recent Sunday evening sermon at our church was on Genesis 9 and God instituting the death penalty for all murders so that the sanctity of human life would...
Traditional leaders and political voices in South Africa keep calling for 8 May to become a public holiday, “Ancestor’s Day”, so as to decolonise the Christian calendar with pagan celebrations. How should the Christian respond to such proposals? Why do many professing Christians in Africa still worship the ancestors in times of...
A Prayer of Dedication for a New Church Plant For Commissioning Our Core Group Being Sent to Krugersdorp 13 April 2025 – by Tim Cantrell I began with a brief devotional on the epic significance and history-altering implications of Acts 13, when the risen Lord by His Spirit, through the original Antioch, sent out the first ever missionary...
Though written fifty years ago, this fascinating history of the Afrikaner is a timely read, with global news headlines about Trump targeting South Africa with sanctions and providing asylum for Afrikaners. I’d had my eye upon this book a long time, with its intriguing title: Puritans in Africa: A Story...
I still remember as a 17 year-old young man, in 1991, hearing this anonymous quote from Dr. MacArthur when he came to preach at a nearby church in Houston, Texas, where I grew up. That was nearly 35 years ago, yet I vividly recall how God used it to intensify my...