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by William Tyndale (1494 – 1536)Recommended Ministries
- Above Rubies Who can find a virtuous women? For her price is far above Rubies.
- Abundant Life Seed in association with Farming God's Way equiping the rural poor of Africa to realize the potential of their land
- Creation Ministries where the Bible is most under attack today: Genesis…
- Heart 2 Heart Crisis pregnancy centre in Mossel Bay brimming full of hope and testimonies of God’s faithfulness, impacting women, mothers, babies, prisoners, AIDS sufferers.
- The Family Policy Institute With the single minded objective of making the restoration of marriage and the family the cornerstone of South African social policy.
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Taxes, conscience and wrath
There is an amusing passage of scripture in which we see that Jesus’ understanding of paying taxes wasn’t as simplistic as the general Christian understanding is (and mine was till very recently). In Matthew 17:24-27 we read of Peter being challenged … Continue reading
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