Carien (not her real name) wrote to me: I used to say, life happens. We say we have to meet up with someone. But before you know it, it’s too late. December, I went for a routine mammogram and they discovered a small calcification, which meant I had to go for a biopsy in December […]
Read moreWhen Covid-19 was at its highest, we ran a quick survey on Roadtrip247 and asked the people what issues they thought young people were struggling with. These are the top eight: Will I pass this year? I’m afraid my family will fall ill. I’m afraid someone close to me will die. I’m afraid of the […]
Read moreThe Word of God is alive and powerful. When you study it, you cannot help but leave from a different door than the one you entered by. These aren’t silent, lifeless, weak words. No, they are powerful enough to make a big sinner repent and kneel quietly at the feet of our Lord. What a […]
Read more(Many of us have a lot of uncertainties about the COVID 19 vaccination. I cannot tell you what to do, because it is everyone’s personal choice. But here is a good article (click here) to help you make a responsible choice. May God help us to make the right choice.) One will never know how […]
Read moreWorking on the farm, I was always astounded by the fact that when you cut wild shoots growing off the vine’s rootstock into short bare pieces and dip them into hormone powder and then push them into the soil, they will grow. What also fascinated me was that in winter we would cut off all […]
Read moreI’ve written about this before, but I do think we should say it to one another again: The truth always comes out! We know this since childhood. Wrong deeds will come to light some time or another. I’ve experienced this truth many times in my life. When I was at school, I was often in […]
Read moreSo, let’s be honest with one another. To stay on the narrow road is not easy in today’s world. Well, there are those fortunate ones for whom it seems to come easy, but for most of us it’s a constant battle. The devil knows exactly what our weak points are. He keeps hammering at that […]
Read moreWhen I was working on the farm, I struggled to get up in the morning. I wanted to spend time with the Lord, but eish, it was so good to snuggle in bed. One morning when I got up, I had an idea. Ask God to wake you up. I did it but forgot to […]
Read moreToday, very few things are fixed. My friend has a very high position in a big company. He has worked for this company his whole working life and helped to keep it afloat during a very bad period. He is a few years from retirement. Then he finds out that they consider using the pension […]
Read moreEach of us has to make hundreds of choices every day. Some important, some not so important. The first one is probably when the alarm goes off. Will I get up or will I hit the snooze button and stay in bed for a bit? Five minutes later I face that exact same choice. Staying […]
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