Once, driving around with a friend, we talked about how we experienced the way other people lived according to their faith. I told him that I sometimes felt inferior compared to the way other people did things. The way in which they lived their faith sometimes made me feel guilty and then I questioned the […]
Read moreI’m still thinking about verse 12 … I learned a lot from the story about Abraham who became a broom manager. There are two kinds of people with different views of people who suffer. One kind, like the biltong chewer, see people like Abraham as a burden that has to disappear as quickly as possible […]
Read moreWhat is the net effect of living according to God’s picture? This is the answer: 12If your life honors the name of Jesus, he will honor you. Grace is behind and through all of this, our God giving himself freely, the Master, Jesus Christ, giving himself freely. How I wish this could be said about […]
Read moreA common theme in movies is to portray the ultimate of humanity. The most perfect human being is the one that survives and reigns until the end. We went to see Wonder Woman. The message corresponds significantly with that of the Gospel. Wonder Woman is indeed wonderful and close to being the perfect human. In […]
Read moreOnce a week I go walking with a pal early in the morning. He was wondering what his gift was. I said I knew what mine was. To write. I’ve never even attended a one-day writing course. I just write. When I sit down to write, I don’t even think about the climax. I don’t […]
Read moreAt one time or another every one of us is confronted by the question: What am I actually doing here? What is my purpose on earth? And often the answer gets lost in the mist as we drown in feelings of inferiority. Man, that’s not a good place to be. But then I remember a […]
Read moreI believe in prayer. I believe that prayer is a conversation with our living Father and that He hears us. I believe that prayer has a powerful impact. I believe that prayer changes people. I believe that prayer can change circumstances, because an almighty God is involved. We pray too little. That’s why we are […]
Read moreI’m a very good-natured person and I don’t like confronting people. I will rather impair myself than confronting others. But sometimes we need to deal with others and tell them the truth. That may save their lives. God’s Word sometimes confronts the readers and it does not play around. Especially those who are on the […]
Read moreI am confronted with the question: Am I prepared to suffer for my faith? Am I prepared to give away all my earthly goods to thieves and murderers just to show them what the love of Jesus looks like? I suspect that I would eventually consider doing so after much kicking and resistance and with […]
Read moreWho am I that God uses me? Probably the most crooked of all bats and yet God hits a straight shot. If my faith sometimes waver, I remind myself of all the times I made a difference in someone else’s life. Then I know there must be a God, because on my own I just […]
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