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My last article was a gentle introduction to this new series, ‘AI In Our Future’. Before I introduce two key concepts, I’d like to share a story with you: When the World Moved On That’s a rather sad story, isn’t it? Unfortunately, it’s already painfully real for so many people in my country, South
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By now, everyone knows that AI stands for Artificial Intelligence and that it is causing both excitement and alarm.  It is one of the technological subjects that interests me, but I will resist the temptation to waffle on about how it works, and other aspects that most people are just not bothered with. Instead,
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“Oh Lord, please guard my heart from becoming so immersed in the ways of this world system that I, even inadvertently, stop depending on you and rather rush to my own solutions to my problems.” A great reminder for the new year – focus on God is one of many of the truths Dr
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Although we are only halfway through the book of Isaiah, this will be the last in the Insights from Isaiah series. I intend to go back to my usual pattern of selecting passages or topics that the Holy Spirit illuminates or that are of current interest or concern. For instance, my next article will

In this penultimate podcast on the Insights from Isaiah series, Christopher highlights just one insight – but it’s a good one containing encouragement and hope, so listen to it now by clicking the play button at the bottom of this post. If you would prefer to read the original post, then click HERE.  “God
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We are coming to the end of the series, and the next article will be the last of the insights that I want to share. This and the final post contain God’s words of encouragement and hope and a good way to conclude the series. Isaiah 40:1-5  “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

In Part 5 of the Insights from Isaiah series, Dr Christopher Peppler discusses the importance of the cornerstone and its applications in the bible. Jesus not only applied the cornerstone analogy to Himself, but also gave it a new symbolic meaning. Listen to this TruthTalks instalment by clicking on the play button below. You
The Cornerstone In biblical times, construction engineers used several specialised components and tools. Jesus of Nazareth would have been familiar with these because he was a carpenter by trade, and in those days, a carpenter was a master construction worker and not just someone who made wooden furniture.  We, too, need to be at

Continuing on with the “Insights from Isaiah” series, in this TruthTalks audio file Dr Christopher Peppler shares one interesting and often misunderstood passage in Isaiah 6:9-10.   If you have not been following this series, click HERE to go to the first written post or HERE to go to its audio page. All of
Hello again. This time, I want to share insights into just one passage, as it is a little longer and more complex than usual. However, I think it is important that we understand this passage of Isaiah because it says important things about the nature of God, yet the way it is commonly translated

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My name is Christopher Peppler and I was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1947. While working in the financial sector I achieved a number of business qualifications from the Institute of Bankers, Damelin Management School, and The University of the Witwatersrand Business School. After over 20 years as a banker, I followed God’s calling and joined the ministry full time. After becoming a pastor of what is now a quite considerable church, I  earned an undergraduate theological qualification from the Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa and post-graduate degrees from two United States institutions. I was also awarded the Doctor of Theology in Systematic Theology from the University of Zululand in 2000.

Four years before that I established the South African Theological Seminary (SATS), which today is represented in over 70 countries and has more than 2 500 active students enrolled with it. I presently play an role supervising Masters and Doctoral students.

I am a passionate champion of the Christocentric or Christ-centred Principle, an approach to biblical interpretation and theological construction that emphasises the centrality of Jesus

I have been happily married to Patricia since the age of 20, have two children, Lance and Karen, a daughter-in-law Tracey, and granddaughters Jessica and Kirsten. I have now retired from both church and seminary leadership and devote my time to writing, discipling, and the classical guitar.

If you would like to read my testimony to Jesus then click HERE.