Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Just 8 1/2 months shy of his 100th birthday, Evangelist Billy Graham (November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018) died peacefully at his home in Montreal, North Carolina. His longevity, influence, and role modelling have been epic. In a 60 year plus evangelistic career, it is estimated that he evangelised 210 million people in 185 nations, with 3.2 million recorded decisions for Christ. His most famous phrase in preaching: The Bible Says. Graham met many world leaders and was confidant to 12 US Presidents. He didn’t limit his ministry to personal appearances: Billy harnessed the media and written material to get the gospel message out. So well-known and respected was Billy Graham that he was called ‘America’s Pastor’ and the ‘Protestant Pope.’ He was given a Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan. Hollywood even gave him his own ‘Billy Graham Star’ on the city’s footpath. Billy Graham was greatly honoured in life and death. This blog will highlight his greatest legacy...

Capsicum/Bell Pepper Steak This is a family favourite. It has colour, taste, nutrition and is simple to make. Give it a try. Ingredients 2 green onions 4 T. olive oil 4 T. soy sauce 1 tsp. thyme Dash of pepper 1/2 lemon, juiced 1.2 pounds or 600 grams flank steak or skirt state (ask your butcher), cut into serving portions 3 large capsicum (bell peppers), preferably different colours. Slice or dice it to suit your taste (we prefer to have it diced so you have colourful bits throughout) 3 garlic cloves Cooking The key to this recipe is the marinade and also the quality of the steak. Combine green onions, soy sauce, olive oil, thyme, pepper and lemon in a bowl and marinate the steak for as long as you can, at least for several hours. Saute the capsicum/bell peppers, with the garlic in a small amount of oil in a medium skillet. Add steak, sauté on each side until done. Serve over hot buttered rice.

He was no more than 21 years old. Yet the weight of the world was on his shoulders. His father had been a successful, acclaimed king, yet the latter part of his reign was soiled with family scandal and sedition. Now, the new young king wanted to learn from both his father’s successes and failures. How could he navigate through the minefield of leadership and life? At a high place called Gibeon, the young king had a dream where God offered to give him whatever he wanted. Usually, the normal worldly options include riches, fame/acclaim, and longevity. Yet he asked for none of these. This king wanted to know how to do his job correctly. So he asked this one thing of God: please grant me a wise and understanding heart. God was so impressed with this request that it was granted on-the-spot. As a bonus, God gave the young king those things he did not ask: riches and fame. If he continued on walking with God, long-life would be granted, too. Some of what God shared with the youn...

It is very much part of our society today - and its not getting any calmer. The election of Donald Trump pointed a big spot-light on this half-century phenomena. We called it the culture war. Remember, the two sides vying for the heart of society are the left-learning secular progressives ( SP ) versus the right-leaning traditional values conservatives ( TVC ). SP , which sees the world through material and economic lenses, represents a utopian vision of society involving big government, regulations, political correctness, and revamping of traditional moral principles. TVC ’s worldview is wholistic, and focuses on all aspects of existence, including the spiritual, moral, and ethical. They prefer limited government, a free economy, strong military, family and moral values. In this part, we will look more closely at traditional values conservatives Morality When it comes to Biblical standards, TVC sees these precepts as fixed and unchangeable: sexual morality,...

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God — Matthew 16:16 ‘What is the church?’ ‘How does it work?’ Most importantly, ‘why does it make a difference in our world?’ In our first part, we attempted to answer these questions by focusing on the founder of the church, Jesus Christ Himself. While the world has debated Jesus’ identity for the last 2,000 years, it can be neatly summarised in Peter’s declaration above. Jesus is the Christ/Messiah, the Son of David who will sit on his throne. He is also declared as the Son of God. While ancient Israel had anointed prophets, priests, and kings, the anointing of Jesus is unique. He is ‘the anointed of the anointed:’ Anointed 1.       A Prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15); 2.       A Priest like Melchizedek (Hebrews 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11, 15, 17, 21); and 3.       A King: like David (Psalm 18:50; 89:20; Luke ...

In our first part, we looked at the unique and powerful contribution Great Britain has made on civilisation. Areas of parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy, and even technology, were cited. One article is not enough, thus we continue to explore this important topic. Cause of Freedom : Britain has made 2 major contributions to the cause of freedom. First was the abolition of the slave trade by committed Christian William Wilberforce. Through immense perseverance, Wilberforce was able to turn the tide on this lucrative but iniquitous practice. Yet there is more - twice in the 20th century Britain played a key role in the defeat of euro-fascism, during the first and second world wars. History would have been greatly altered had they lost! The Commonwealth of Nations : This 52 nation association, mostly from former British colonies, cooperates in trade, defence and fraternity. The Queen is the symbolic head and the Secretary-General has executive power. The com...