by Samuel Williams | Oct 10, 2013 | God
“You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him” – Matthew 4:10 One day a man eagerly described to his friend his dream of serving other people. His friend listened to him intently and asked, “that’s awesome, but when do you propose to make your dream...
by Samuel Williams | Sep 5, 2013 | Culture, Life
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” – Ephesians 4:29 Just a few months ago, Rick Warren’s 27 year old son...
by Samuel Williams | Aug 14, 2013 | God, Life
“You are not your own. You were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies” (1 Corinthians 5:19-20). A story is told of a couple who were incredibly unhappy with their marriage. As a result they continued to drift apart and both turned to...
by Samuel Williams | Jul 10, 2013 | God
“Aren’t pastors supposed to help me in my relationship with God?” asked a friend of mine before she explained how one pastor had snapped at her for her on-again-off-again addictive behaviours. Another had made judgmental remarks that shamed her before others and made...
by Samuel Williams | May 16, 2013 | Life
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will...