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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. —John Calvin
Argumente in die wiki-era
“A quarrel can end a good argument. Most people today quarrel because they cannot argue.” (G. K. Chesterton).
In ons wiki-tydperk bestaan ons kommunikasie vandag uit baie woorde en min denke. Ons skryf nie meer briewe nie – dit is e-posse. Ons praat oor en verby mense in plaas van met hulle. Dit geld selfs in Christelike kringe. Wat is dan goeie kommunikasie?
“He who would seek revenge should dig a grave for two.” Joodse spreekwoord
Wysheid se CV
In Spreuke 8 kry ons die CV van Vrou Wysheid. Kom ons vergelyk die dinge soos hulle is met wat sy kan aanbied.
“Sin ceases only to reign; it does not also cease to dwell in them.” –John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 3.3.11
Hoe om nie die Bybel te lees nie
C Michael Patton beskryf ‘n aantal maniere hoe om nie die Bybel te lees nie.
- Die Lotto – Ek sal hierdie vers lees
Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house. —David Frost, Engelse TV Gasheer (1939—)
Die Kultuur en kategese
Superficial smatterings of truth, blurry notions about God and godliness, and thoughtlessness about the issues of living—careerwise, communitywise, familywise, and churchwise—are all too often the marks of evangelical congregations today (Gary Parrett en J. I. Packer:Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way)