I heard recently about people living in Islamic countries who believe in Jesus but do so secretly. They attend the mosque and outwardly their lives are no different from Muslims. Only in secret do they practise anything of the Christian faith, so that they can avoid being persecuted or even killed for what they believe.

This raises an important question. Is it ever OK to be secret about Christian faith in this way? As always when asking what Christians should do in various situations, we need to search the Bible. Let’s look, then, at what it has to say about this issue: Read more…

God cares for us and even answers prayer about menial things. I asked Him to remove tail gate drivers from my car journeys. They irritate me. They also irritate a lot of other motorists. In a recent survey tail gate drivers were cited as the most annoying thing on the road. Anyway, the other day a driver decided to drive far too close to my rear bumper and stay there. This time, I waited to see what would happen. In a short while there was a roundabout, and he went another way. I breathed a sigh of relief and thanked God. Read more…

“I just got saved accepted Jesus as my saviour and now I can receive the inheritance of eternal life, how cool. I’m still young though and I need to have fun surely God can understand that. I mean I must still be able to continue to go out to the nightclubs and bars, see my friends and have a good time. Can’t I?” Read more…

“Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the news that Jesus is the Christ.” (Acts 5:42) They did not meet in the temple proper but rather on the temple grounds or in the vicinity of the temple where the people were gathered. These were open air meetings. The concept of house church opens up the idea that church can take place anywhere two or three believers gather, even the two disciples walking on the road to Emmaus with Jesus in the midst.. Read more…