Sometimes life simply is too much. Sometimes life thrusts you to tears. Maybe it is finances that press. Maybe it is your spouse who stands in your way. Maybe it is a relationship that keeps on failing. Maybe you are so tired of struggling with life that you cry Upwards and get no reaction even […]
Read moreTanya (not her real name) knows suffering: I’ve been going through an exceptional time the last few years. I don’t want to call it a difficult time because God is with me and provides at His discretion. After 10 years of marriage my daughter went through a divorce and after three attempts to end her […]
Read moreI sometimes wonder why the journey of faith is so difficult, because there is definitely no guarantee of an easy road for those who follow Jesus. On the contrary, things are often so rough that I fear the boat will capsize. No, much worse! It sometimes feels as if the boat has capsized and that […]
Read moreEvery now and then there are times in a marriage when you start wondering why on earth you chose that husband or this wife. And then you berate yourself for not listening to Paul when he said it is actually better to remain unmarried. It seems to me that the longer we are together, the […]
Read moreWe’re on a depression awareness tour in Namibia. As a tourist, one sees the country differently. You hear the concerns about the country’s economy and can actually identify with that, because the levels of anxiety are quite high in our country. We don’t know exactly what the future holds for the country. But again and […]
Read moreI received a confused e-mail from a woman: Gerjo Ben, you sent an e-mail to my husband. He took his own life this morning. Did he say anything to you? I have so many questions. He loved the Lord passionately and lived it too. Please, anything would be of help to me. Just after that, […]
Read moreThere are many different ways of greeting that obviously also convey different messages. Here in Africa some people show respect by touching their right hand with their left hand when they shake your hand. When someone does this while greeting me, it gives me a good feeling inside and I thank that person warmly for […]
Read morePaul was an ordinary man. He was scared. He was tempted and had to fight hard not to give in. Sometimes he became discouraged and he certainly must’ve asked himself whether it was all worth it. Sometimes it must’ve seemed to him that it was not worth it and then he was on the brink […]
Read moreThe Bible contains thousands of promises from God to mankind. There are promises about addiction (Psalm 50:15), deliverance from demonic torment (Psalm 34:7), depression (Psalm 9:9), family (Exodus 20:12), fear (Exodus 14:4), being filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13), finances (Malachi 3:10), forgiveness (Mark 11:25), guidance (John 16:13), health (James 5:14), marriage (Psalm 68:6), […]
Read morePaul is praying a beautiful prayer for his fellow believers in Thessalonica. The reason he is doing so is not only because he always does this to end off his letters. Even less is he doing so because it is the right thing to do. He does it because he really cares for the people […]
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