Click here to go ot the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:4-17 We’ve read that Jesus has borne our punishment and that now we are part of a new era. Because of this awesome deed of Jesus, we have a different perspective on life. When we look at life, we look through the lens of Jesus’ deed […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:4-17 Sometimes it’s necessary for us to once again hear what the building blocks of our faith are. Paul is explaining to the Corinthians how much better the new dispensation is. The old dispensation was that of the law. God gave the law to Moses so […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:4-17 In South Africa we recently got to know all about power failures. Eskom’s planning has gone off track a bit and therefore there sometimes simply is not enough power at times. Then we have to use candles and gas stoves. However, some people and businesses […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3 3… Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just looking at you. Christ himself wrote it—not with ink, but with God’s living Spirit; not chiseled into stone, but carved into human lives—and we publish it. Paul uses the concept of a […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3 Hi you I’ve been so busy recently that I never got around to writing to you. I have to drive the children to their sports activities, then to all those extra classes and in the evenings I have to check their homework. Sometimes it feels […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 When I read this part I was instantly reminded about a song by Jan de Wet, My nooi is in ’n nartjie. It’s a bit difficult to translate it into English, but essentially it’s about every woman’s smell and what it means to the poet. […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 Friends from the Southern Cape stayed over with us after attending a friend’s funeral. He was an academic who had approached everything in life in a calculated and clinical manner. In his life, there was no space for faith in God, because his empirical brain […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Every business has a primary focus. Pick ’n Pay sells food, McDonalds sells burgers, Edgars’ focuses on clothes, and if you’re building, Builders Warehouse is the one stop shop for building items. All businesses focus on a primary function and have a bunch of secondary […]
Read moreAfter the last couple of times about forgiveness, I feel compelled to tell this story about Johan (not his real name). Priceless, but a lesson for all of us… Yeah, it’s really nice if you apologise and your apology is accepted, but is also feels great to be able to forgive others. For 18 years […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 Let’s read this Scripture again: 6 What the majority of you agreed to as punishment is punishment enough. 7Now is the time to forgive this man and help him back on his feet. If all you do is pour on the guilt, you could very […]
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