New essays, podcasts and reflections from Andre & Mary-Anne — twice monthly, free. Subscribe on Substack WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) – became a popular christian slogan. I enjoyed the similarly titled book, namely, What Would Jesus Deconstruct. It is so much safer to leave these saying as popular slogans and not give them any…
My father was a man who continually studied the Bible. He’s currently a 35-year veteran of pastoring local churches. During that time, I’ve watched him pour over the scriptures, all in an effort to “get to know” this God. Much of what I believe today was fundamentally influenced by his wrestling with the scriptures and…
How often have you found yourself drifting away while listening to a monologue? When the Chicago Statement of Inerrancy says that Scripture has one divine author and that it is wholly and verbally God-given, without error or fault in everything it states … it basically tells us to shut up and listen. There is no…
When I was 4 years old, I thought my dad was a superhero. He could do nothing wrong. Later on in life I discovered that he was indeed human – not as inerrant as I first imagined. His humanness did not deteriorate our relationship, in fact it enriched it. I discovered that I could learn…
You can imagine the outcry such action would cause. But no need to panic – that is not about to happen. The original biblical manuscripts have already been destroyed … now panic! We have many translations of the Bible. Some people maintain that any apparent errors in the text are due to translation – that the…
The Bible has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Before I could read, it was read to me. Unlike other children’s stories, these had a ring of truth about them for not all the stories had happy endings. In fact the tragedy of the crucifixion had me in…
I’m paging through a travel magazine that features safaris in Africa. The pictures are stunning … and normally I would find these images very engaging, yet I skim through the magazine with little interest. The reason is simple: I’m sitting a few feet away from a camp fire overlooking a vast african landscape. The magazine…
What made you come alive in 2014? Or did you barely survive? Where has time gone! Well, nowhere. Time is but a term of measurement of movement. 24 hours is the measure of one rotation of the earth around its axis. A year is the measure of one rotation of the earth around the sun….
You’re Amazing! A new children’s hardcover + audio book. We are thrilled to announce the publication of ‘You’re Amazing’, written by Mary-Anne Rabe and illustrated by David Wright. It is a is a large, full-color, hardcover children’s book, with an extraordinary message. In addition, to enhance children’s reading of the story, it includes the audio book download and…
There are many twists and turns in the stories Jesus told and ultimately in the story He lived. Just when we think it is final, it is over, there is nothing more to this story, He surprises us. His enemies seem to triumph, His mission seems lost beyond hope as He breathes His last, but…