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2 Men Who Rule the Church From the Grave
In reading Dave Breese's 7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave, two names stand out as responsible for the decline of church culture over the last two hundred years. These men undermined the authority of the Bible and the even the existence of truth. The consequences of their ideas are evident on the staff and youth group pages of many church websites. The contemporary church overemphasises the personality of the preacher, minimising the importance of the gospel itself. Thi

Bethany Thembelihle
Jul 303 min read


Good (Works) Life
Everyone wants to live well. Unfortunately everyone also seems to have a different idea of what the "Good Life" is. While the world clamours for public holidays and early retirement plans that involve sitting around the house all day and practicing being discontent, God has actually set the example for us of what the elusive Good Life really looks like. Service. Working for the good of others. After all, what is God doing every day but working for His glory and our good? What

Bethany Thembelihle
May 83 min read


Welcome to the blog
I started Whimsy & Philosophy out of a desire to dive deeper into the things I love and the things that I should love. (Shoutout to the people who encouraged me to actually make this happen. Thank you, friends!) Stick around to join me in learning to delight in wisdom, and pursue truth with heart, humour and good cheer. This world we live in is beauty and brokenness. Creation is intricately ordered, and yet it is also fallen into chaos. Love and heartache, growth and grief, c

Bethany Thembelihle
Apr 101 min read
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I started Whimsy & Philosophy out of a desire to dive deeper into the things that I love and the things that I should love. Stick around to join me in learning to delight in wisdom and pursue truth with humour and good cheer.

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