From Sacrament to Superstition: When Communion Isn’t Christian
Africans aren’t strangers to superstition, but the way many Christians celebrate communion is turning it into another superstitious practice.
Africans aren’t strangers to superstition, but the way many Christians celebrate communion is turning it into another superstitious practice.
Lorsque la Bible parle de Dieu comme étant saint, cela signifie généralement qu’il est radicalement distinct de toute sa création.
Weddings are wonderful. But they also offer a glimpse of our glorious hope for the future, when Christ the bridegroom takes us to himself.
Marriage is in retreat. Cohabitation is on the rise. But this is more than a trend. It’s a rejection of Christ’s lordship and authority.
For faithful ministry, in the long run, workers need more than calling and convictions; they need well-trained, regularly reviewed desires.
The gospel undoes the dehumanising effects of colonial Africa. It offers both a way to lament wrongs and rejoice in our languages and cultures.
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Listen NowAfrica will be eternally grateful for short-term missions. But the future of African Christianity depends on ambitious gospel partnerships.
Under Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso has been transformed. There’s hope. Freedoms. Questions too. So it’s a moment to reflect on Christian hope.
What is spiritual authority for? Too many mamas and papas have turned it into the means for selfish gain, instead making much of Christ.
While the gifts continue, we don’t need apostles and prophets today. We have the revelation of God’s word about his Son through his Spirit.
It’s not unusual to wonder and ask when we’re suffering: am I cursed? Is my family? Is this the consequence of sin? The Bible offers answers.
Christian, you aren’t possessed. The devil is a liar. A deceiver. He’ll do whatever it takes to shake your confidence in Christ and the gospel.
Church discipline protects God’s glory and promotes spiritual health. God’s people cannot be indifferent to sin. Holiness must be our ambition.
Africans aren’t strangers to superstition, but the way many Christians celebrate communion is turning it into another superstitious practice.
In an age marked by spectacles, weekly communion can seem unimpressive. But instead of selling worship we should celebrate Christ’s work.
If we’re healed by his stripes (Isaiah 53:5), then it’s those who don’t discern the body who become ill and sick. So some claim.
The momentum is real; the need urgent; and the opportunity wide open. Africa needs a Reformation. Help TGC Africa in seeing it happens.
Many young women desire marriage. And there are many obstacles to that. One of the surprising and more recent obstacles is high earning jobs.
Lorsque la Bible parle de Dieu comme étant saint, cela signifie généralement qu’il est radicalement distinct de toute sa création.
Weddings are wonderful. But they also offer a glimpse of our glorious hope for the future, when Christ the bridegroom takes us to himself.