A Steward’s Reward.

The Parable of the Talents is one of the parables Jesus taught on stewardship. It involved a man giving three servants a certain number of talents to trade with. The man represents God, and the servants represents His people. We are not servants out of compulsion, but because we are indebted to Him. Whilst the [...]

Idolatry: “I do”

The word idol means ‘an image that represents a false god’, ‘an appearance of’ (Blue Letter Bible, 2025). Although this is a New Testament word, idols have made their appearances in the Old Testament. Often, they are referred to as gods. Regardless of the language used, it’s still an image that is worshipped instead of the [...]

Dealing with offence

In the last blog Above all else, I shared about the importance of guarding our hearts. If there is one thing that we should all be vigilant about when it comes to guarding our hearts, it would be offence. While offence is a natural response to any injustice (whether perceived or actual), the bible has [...]

Above all else

The book of Proverbs is one of the books in the bible that emphasises the necessity for wisdom. While there are many verses that we can glean wisdom from, Proverbs 4:23 is one of the bible verses that most would be familiar with, Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do [...]

3 biblical truths about temptation

The word temptation can be associated with words such as forbidden, sensual, or evil. While this may be true, there is another definition. The Greek word for temptation is peirasmos, which means ‘the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy’ (Blue Letter Bible, 2025). The temptations that we face in our lives as Christians, often [...]

Called to be holy

The generations before us, the revivalists, evangelists and pastors preached on holiness and against unrighteousness. Sometimes they would say in their sermons that “holiness is still right”. The word holy and holiness can make some people feel uncomfortable. This could be due to several reasons. Maybe we have this idea that holiness means perfection, or [...]