I often struggle to pray. I struggle to sit still. I struggle to get my thoughts in line and to talk to God. But I struggle even more to keep quiet and to listen what God has to say. I often get up from praying feeling that I haven’t achieved anything. It is obviously related […]
Read more(We have not yet sorted out our issue with our email delivering program. Thus the reason why Crossroad247’s emails make their appearance so infrequently. The IT guys are still working hard behind the scenes to address the issue.) Helene wrote: Every week, a few homeless persons come here for coffee and sandwiches. Today I just […]
Read moreEvery time I get to the beginning or end of one of Paul’s letters, I come face to face with the blessing that he loves to say over his readers: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (NIV). You and I need so much grace and peace, […]
Read moreWhen I think back on my army days, there were good times, but also times when you really missed people. The best medicine was a letter from the States, which is what we called South Africa there on the border. That was the only way we could communicate. Well … the perfume that clung to […]
Read moreSix of us get together to watch rugby as often as possible. We love it and even have a WhatsApp group called Rugby Pals. We used to watch the rugby at the home of one of the group members and most of the time something was happening on the braai, even for the morning games. […]
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