What’s the Big Deal About Christmas?
As we celebrate Christmas and share in the grace and love that God spread abroad on the first Christmas day, remember that our God still reigns. We at Semper Reformanda wish you and your families a merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Christmas is here with us again. It is a period of excitement and celebrations filled with decorations, lights, merry making, lots of food and drinks. Families are getting ready, setting up trees, decorating their homes and buying gifts just in time for the celebrations. There are those, who though, will not describe themselves as Christians are equally engaged in a feverish preparation towards the season.
In the midst of all these preparations and excitement, the obvious question any curious observer cannot avoid asking is what is the excitement all about? In our materialistic and consumption-driven society, it is possible to see Christmas as an end of year party; a time to indulge and be merry. It is therefore important to pause and reflect on the significance of Christmas.
Rather than taking our idea of Christmas from the “retail outlets”, “Hollywood” and “merry making”, we must as a matter of necessity turn…
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O! The Grace Of God
It is commonplace to hear “by the grace of God…” as a part of our response to daily inquiries of how one is faring. Indeed, it has almost become an unwritten requirement to proper behavior and good social etiquette. So much so that even non-Christians unwittingly use this expression on daily basis. Alas, grace to … Continue reading O! The Grace Of God
My Response To “Pastor Says It Is Wrong To Preach Jesus Christ”
In the name of Christianity and courtesy social media, we are bombarded every day with every kind of nonsense masquerading as Christianity. On 10th December 2015, Joy FM carried a story titled "Pastor says it is wrong to preach Jesus Christ". I was dumbfounded. How on earth could a Pastor have the guts to utter … Continue reading My Response To “Pastor Says It Is Wrong To Preach Jesus Christ”
The Great Wonder Of Adoption Into God’s Family
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1John 3:1). You might have heard about the seven wonders of the earth. It is "a … Continue reading The Great Wonder Of Adoption Into God’s Family
Grace and Truth 