Book Review #4: Away From Yesterday

Post author:Kristian
Post published:November 5, 2020
Post category:STORIES

After a successful launch of her debut book, A Shepherd King, Chanelle Fairlene Pillay has published her first Christian fiction – Away from Yesterday. Sometimes moving forward means going back...Riddled with guilt and having turned his back on his faith, family, and the love of his life, Tyler Hill promised himself that he would never return to his hometown- where the memory of that one foolish night from twelve years ago changed the course of the lives of everyone he loved. When his grandfather passes away, Tyler has no choice but to go back home - forcing him to come face to face with…

Frightful Pandemic or Fulfilled Prophecy?

Post author:Kristian
Post published:March 21, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized

Church has been cancelled in South Africa after the President declared a National State of Disaster that banned any gathering that includes a 100 people or more. Churches have gone online with live streams in order to 'cater for their congregation's spiritual needs'. The death toll is sitting at more than 11000 as I write this with 284,805 cases worldwide. 93000 have recovered. Many have panicked, resorting to stockpiling in preparation for quarantine or self-isolation. People fighting over toilet paper while others are involved in some TikTok challenge that allows the user to contract any means possible. Some have licked toilet…

Trip to Port Edward

Post author:Kristian
Post published:December 29, 2019
Post category:Uncategorized

I always wanted to go down to the South Coast of South Africa. I decided to plan a trip to somewhere far down like Port Elizabeth. After discovering that it was an 8-11 hour drive, I settled to book @ The Lighthouse Inn situated at the Black Rock in Port Edward. We selected seven days of stay, from the 21st to the 28th of December. We left Saturday morning at 10am. It was only a 2-hour drive that ran alongside the pristine beach shores, over bridges that crossed scenic rivers and estuaries. I arrived at our destination, Black Rock, which is…

Christianity and Ancestral Worship

Post author:Kristian
Post published:September 22, 2019
Post category:Uncategorized

Since heritage day is coming up, I would like to deal with the question that seems to rise up is: Can a Christian serve Christ and still worship their forefathers? What I have found is that this brings up an ultimatum. It is either Jesus or your ancestors. You can't worship both. You may ask why? Let's read the Bible... Deuteronomy 18:10-11 10“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11or one who casts…