The Church is Not a Self-Preserving Industry
by Stephan Joubert When some people pray ‘Keep me safe, O God,’ they actually mean ‘Preserve me.’ To preserve food is to keep it fresh...
Time To Catch Those Small Pestering Church Foxes
by Stephan Joubert It ended up not dying out with the dinosaurs. Like clock work it still happens in the church today - I’m talking about...
THE CHURCH NEEDS NEW QUESTIONS FOR A NEW WORLD
by Stephan Joubert You don’t have to be an expert to know that the world is quickly changing. Take the digital world for example. Did you...
To laugh is to change the way you live
By Stephan Joubert Let’s face it: children are much more adventurous than most grown-ups. They learn at least nine impossible things...
Do I have to live a Jewish lifestyle if I follow Jesus?
It is an important thing for some believers to follow a Jewish lifestyle. They only use Hebrew names for God, blow shofars, keep the...
Is faith synonymous with doubt?
by Stephan Joubert Last week I again encountered Wilhelm Jordaan’s article on faith, doubt and pain that was published in Die Beeld on...
You lose when you want to outrun, outplay and outwit others
by Stephan Joubert At a banquet Jesus observed how some of the guests rushed to take the best seats assigned for the special guests...
Do you remember where you were that day?
by Stephan Joubert If you are a rugby fan, then you’ll never forget that drop kick by Joel Stransky that clinched the 1995 World Cup for...
Are Facebook and Twitter hangouts for digital street-fighters and self–lovers only?
by Stephan Joubert Are Twitter and Facebook really social conversation and sharing spaces? Or is what a recent article found true: that...
More love in the coffee shop than in the church
by Stephan Joubert While I’m currently on a two month teaching stint in the Netherlands, we explored the German city Solingen last...
