We were told straight out that we must leave that old life behind. We must wash our clothes so that we can put on clean clothes again. Those dirty deeds belong in the past; the good deeds belong in the present. But it’s not a switch we can flip and suddenly we’re switched off for […]
Read moreThe other day I phoned my wife to tell her that I had to discuss a very important issue with a friend. We’re quickly going to have coffee in town. That’s all I said, but I could immediately hear that she wasn’t finished. She had more to say. And she had a lot to say […]
Read moreA friend of mine gave me a few kilograms of olives to bottle. But bottling olives is not a simple job. First you have to get rid of the bitterness. I normally choose to take the long method. For months on end the water has to be replaced daily. And as the old water is […]
Read moreThis message may be a little too much for some. I apologise in advance if I’m stepping on some toes, but I’m only trying to stay true to what I’m reading in the Bible. Sometimes as a Christian you have to talk tough, dust off the books and take a hard look at the way […]
Read moreSome people in Ephesus were still going in completely the wrong direction. They confessed in words, but it had not yet become visible in their conduct. The things that they did told a different story, the story of what their lives were like before Jesus. I suspect that they had assumed that they could simply […]
Read moreJesus equipped special people for the church. He equipped priests, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and pastors for this task. Their task: 12 He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work … And the result is: 13 … working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all […]
Read moreVerse 7 says: Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. We not only receive different gifts, the gifts we do receive also differ in size. And as human nature dictates, there have been many many fights about these different sizes and soon jealousy rears its ugly head, because […]
Read morePeople often say to me that they can’t do anything, because they were last in line when gifts and talents were handed out. However, Paul disagrees: 7Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. You see: Everyone has received a gift from God. You have also received a gift […]
Read moreMany of us live a compartmentalized life. As if we put on a different jacket for every new set of circumstances. I act in a certain way at work, which is different from the way I am at home or with my friends. With my mates I will tell a joke of a certain standard, […]
Read more(Crossroad now also available via WhatsApp. Please click HERE to receive Crossroad via WhatsApp.) If I asked you to paint me a picture of God and I did the same, painting a picture of God the way that I see Him, and we put them next to one another, how many similarities would there be? Our […]
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