A builder friend phoned me up and told me a story about a contractor who had been working for him on his building projects for years. I knew my friend as a person who loved sharing the Gospel with everyone, without forcing it on them. After years of listening to my friend’s witness, the contractor […]
Read morePeople are crooks. People deceive others. It seems to be getting worse by the day. It was already bad in Biblical times: 13Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. They’re as deceived as the people they lead astray. As long as they are out there, things can only get worse. Anita (not her […]
Read moreGod’s Word has warned us numerous times: 12Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there’s no getting around it. And this truth is added to that: Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. If you are serious about the Lord’s work, things won’t always […]
Read moreThe sixth characteristic of our house of faith that we can learn from Paul and Timothy is probably the most important one and that is love. Jesus showed us the biggest ever act of love by dying, though innocent, in our place. That is exactly where we have to start too. To share love freely, […]
Read morePaul teaches us that the foundation of our house of faith must be constructed firmly from God’s Word. The bricks with which we build our house must include pure teaching, a life that looks like Jesus’, with one purpose in life and that is to show God in the world to others, all the while […]
Read moreWhy do people argue so easily, often about things we’re not fully informed about? I think it happens that we present it as the truth, and come to believe it so completely that it becomes the truth for us. Then we proclaim it with so much passion that we start influencing other people until they […]
Read moreWhat do you spend your time on? What are you busy with? Does what come out of your mouth build others up or break them down? Well, here’s a warning to all of us: 16Stay clear of pious talk that is only talk. Words are not mere words, you know. Gill (e-Sword) hits the nail […]
Read moreI received the following email from Dawid: In 2014, we really struggled financially and I couldn’t even give my wife flowers or a card for our 45th anniversary! Under a peach tree in the garden I found a yellow autumn leaf and wrote the following message on it: “I love you!” with that day’s date. […]
Read moreOne can become so obsessed with the things on the sidelines, losing sight of what is really important. For example: we become so obsessed with the clothes we wear to church that we forget why we go to church. We miss the point. We can become so obsessed with the cars we drive or the […]
Read moreYou know what really upsets me? When people let me down! I arranged for a group of people to come and help me with the organizing of a big function. If everybody does their part, it’s an easy job. As the proverb goes, many hands make light work. For whatever reason a bunch of them […]
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