The Gospel declares: "Out of death comes life!" This is vividly demonstrated in the raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead in Mark chapter 5. When Jesus arrives at Jairus’ house, he says the most crazy, insensitive thing…

In preparation for Sunday's sermon on guidance I've been struck by the tension between God's sovereignty and human responsibility in the Proverbs…

We often feel that we need to earn the right to speak, that we can't say anything contrary or disagreeable to anyone unless we have a longstanding relationship with them…

I recently came across Tom Holland - NOT the Spiderman version but the historian and author! His latest book titled Dominion is provocative, not least because he is an unbeliever…

I have been listening to a number of secular podcasts lately and it is clear that "atheism" is out and "non-theism" is in! Non-theism is an attempt to bride the gap between science and spirituality…

We are currently preaching through the Proverbs. There are many proverbs which highlight the importance of the inner life - our mental and emotional state of well being. One such proverb states…

Are you satisfied with your work? Are you perhaps restless, frustrated, irritable at work? It could be that your work is difficult... you are not getting it done - at least to your and others satisfaction…

Christianity is new wine! Jesus himself says that you can't put new wine into old wineskins without there being a bursting of the wineskins...

We are busy fitting the new kitchen with used stainless tables and cabinets. We have been moving blocks around a diagram trying to get the best fit…

In our retired men's fellowship we are in Mark's gospel and were looking at Jesus' calling his first disciples. We were struck by his authority! Having had little to no contact with Jesus up to this point…

As we met this week to discuss the progress of our planning for the upcoming REACH SA synod, I asked someone on the team to open in prayer…

It’s been a chaotic week with the refurbishment and painting of the old church building. There have been many interruptions which have tested our patience. Most of us don’t like being interrupted…

Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life? Religious people are against everything worldly and say that serving Jesus means denying yourself the pleasures of this life. Liberals on the other hand…

The Prayer of Confession in our Sunday services if often misunderstood in two quite different ways. For those who have come out of the Roman Catholic Church it reminds them of the confessional…

I had to think out VERY LOUD this week with around 85 children here at church singing, screaming, learning memory verses and being taught from Mark’s Gospel… and marvelling at Sketch…

Seeing is believing : ) We are thrilled to be one step closer to completing our building. After a few years without projection facilities we are thankful to the Lord for the provision of an LED screen…

From devastating fires to a deluge of rain that finally put out the fires… and filled our dams… to more rain that is expected for the weekend! Along with the heavy rains comes disaster…

You may be wondering about the stylised cross - the cross represented as a plus sign - in our branding... for example +CSW…

The headers for our weekly mailers have had some wonderful reminders of the beauty of the Helderberg Basin. It is a great blessing to live here…

At our recent Ministry Communication Meeting we were encouraged to think about missions... and why missions is a part of our DNA at +CSW. The obvious answer is the Great Commission…