One of the things that really breaks my heart is when the children of the Lord argues with one another. Some do not hesitate to take out others and do it in the Name of the Lord. But the worst thing is that we easily get into that mode too. One so easily criticizes someone […]
Read moreSometimes Paul’s imprisonment became too much for him. Sometimes he was uncertain and wondered if everything was worth it. Sometimes his mood was really, really low. But other times he had courage to go on: 14… most of the followers of Jesus here have become far more sure of themselves in the faith than ever, […]
Read moreLooking at this scripture again, I think back on an event from my days in the business world. One day I had to go to the CCMA. The union had summonsed me for some ridiculous matter. Therefore, I had to go and talk to total strangers about the things my own people did. I didn’t […]
Read moreBilly Ocean sang a song, When the going gets tough, the tough get going. I always wondered about the meaning, and checked it out in the dictionary: When conditions become difficult, strong people take action. When life gets difficult, some people get up and face it head on. Yes, there are people who simply do […]
Read moreIf you are alive, chances are good that life will throw you a curve ball or sometimes even more than that. And being a child of God does not necessarily mean that you will always catch those curve balls. On the contrary. So the question is not whether life will throw us curve balls, because […]
Read moreHow do you live right? Nowadays right and wrong are so interwoven that you hardly know which way to go. This struggle to know where the line between right and wrong is, is illustrated very well in this story: One day a daughter wanted to do something her mother really did not approve of – […]
Read moreI was visiting friends. The wife had made wonderful oxtail, that kind that makes you napkin sticks to your fingers. This is where my brakes come off and my stomach doesn’t even see the “I’m full” sign. The conversation was as good as the oxtail and I couldn’t stop listening to the goodness. Piece by […]
Read moreDoes it always go well with you? Do you always experience the bright side? Do you never sail into stormy waters? Does nothing ever go wrong? Well, that is certainly not how it goes with me. I struggle and strain. Many businesses struggle. People hold onto their jobs with everything they have, but it doesn’t […]
Read moreThere are so many fly by nights out there. Many people come up with brand new plans and persuade many others to also believe in this plan. Some of them are so good at persuading others to believe in it that some trusting people are even prepared to invest a major portion of their hard-earned […]
Read morePhilippians 1:5 There’s an old saying that the first thing a South African does in a new place is to secede. And there’s a whole lot of truth in that statement. So many communities have been torn apart by two difficult old men who simply could not agree and sit around one table. So many […]
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