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Dr. Mbewe’s Clarion Call for Missions in Africa

In 2013 at the Cross Conference during one of the breakout sessions, Dr. Conrad Mbewe said that “Africa stands on the eve of becoming probably the greatest missionary sending continent!” Was this just wishful thinking? Africa ...

Book Review: The Gospel, by Ray Ortlund

The Gospel: How the church portrays the beauty of Christ is written by Ray Ortlund. He is the pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and wrote this book to be included in the 9Marks series ...

A Long Goodbye (Part One)

By Don Odens. I stood at the pulpit to present a tribute and the funeral sermon for the love of my life, my wife of fifty-three years, on July 18, 2018.  Later, people asked how I ...

The Devil’s in the Details – A Poem

By Chris Hawthorne I wrote this last week at about 1 am! I couldn’t sleep. There was just too much going through my mind from the day. So, I decided to write a poem. It was ...

Does God really help those who help themselves? Part 1

Have you ever heard someone say that God helps those who help themselves? Is this statement true? Let’s break it down a bit more. If God helps those who help themselves, then it means that only ...

Waiting on God

The WAIT Waiting can be the hardest thing to do, especially if we are uncertain about the outcome. It would be easier if there was a guaranteed outcome, or a promise from God to hold on ...

COVID-19 and the Promises of God

It’s September! What an unusual year this has been. We all are perhaps longing for a time when things will resume back to “normalcy,” or perhaps as some have remarked, we are getting used to the ...

Discipling in the Local Church

Before I dive in, to share what I have found to be one of the greatest joys. Allow me share a story. I was in class one morning and one of the members at our church ...

Interpretation of Scripture

An Exhortation to Rightly Interpret Scripture  I once listened to an exposition done on the True Vine, as taught in John 15:1-6, by different two preachers. What was intriguing is how their interpretation of the same ...

Seek Greater Pleasure

EVERY SECRET SACRIFICE IS SEEN BY GOD Growing up, my parents would constantly remind us to say Thank You. The two seemingly simple words that play an important role in how we value and judge our ...

The Gospel and Marriage

In the good providence of God, July 13th, 2018, I married my beautiful bride Dorcas. It’s been two years and a few months with some good lessons I’d love to share. One of the elders at ...

Insaka: An Interview with Pst. Ronald Kalifungwa

In this week’s Insaka PSt. Sandala interviews Pst. Ronald Kalifungwa on the upcoming Reformed Family Conference in Lusaka.