Philippians 4:21-23 Friends of mine run a harvest protection business. I know this business very well, because when I farmed in the nineties, they helped me keep the vines and harvest healthy. A while ago they merged with a big harvest protection company in the North and had a big event to announce this. They […]
Read morePhilippians 4:21-23 Sometimes you feel alone. Sometimes you feel you won’t make it. Sometimes the black dog creeps closer to your front door and you wonder what life is about. No, I don’t want to exaggerate, but sometimes you simply don’t feel good and you start wondering about the meaning of life… Maybe you’re not […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I’m totally strung out. It’s Sunday evening and I’m tossing and turning, thinking about the week ahead. I wonder why it’s so easy to end up worrying on a Sunday evening? One of my friends found a way to counteract this: He braais on Sunday evenings. But I suspect a braai is far […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 The people who helped Paul were also suffering hardship, but there was a huge promise for them: 19You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. Our cell group fetched a bin full of naartjies from a […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I am one of a large family and sometimes when we had guests my mom thought there wouldn’t be enough (which obviously never happened). Then she would send a code around the table: FHB – family, hold back! Afterwards we would say jokingly: It wasn’t a lot, but it’s in! I was thinking […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 While I was away travelling I forced myself to go to the nearest gym, because otherwise I would’ve taken a few extra kilos home and it’s becoming more and more difficult to get rid of them. I walked into the gym, apparently one of the top gyms in the country, but I didn’t […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I didn’t want to write about this for fear of stepping on some toes. But it weighs on me and I can’t keep quiet. Let me say at the outset: I’m not against the church. A friend called me. He wanted to distribute the Crossroad books at church. But the pastor objected. He […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 Let’s take this bull by the horns: Do you give to others? How often do you give? (See if you can read right to the end! There’s a promise waiting.) It’s not easy to face this on an empty stomach. Still it is essential to force ourselves from time to time and do […]
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Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I have no choice but to look at this wonderful verse again. Below is the special story of someone who knows where to get her strength. She felt moved to do something at the coal mine in Gauteng where she works. Although she was afraid, she received the strength. This is Corné’s story: […]
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