Let’s think about sin a little more. Maybe a topic that doesn’t get enough airtime, so to speak, especially because then everyone comes under the spotlight and the picture doesn’t look good. The daily temptations we have are powerless. Temptations cannot force us to think or do something. The picture of the scantily clad person […]
Read moreThe factory where I worked manufactured polymer products. To put it simply, resin, silica sand and calcium carbonate are mixed to form an exceptionally hard product. Every week, we sent a small block to Stellenbosch University to test the compressive strength. Extreme pressure is put on the block and when the block breaks into a […]
Read moreOn the yacht I learned a few things about the anchor. One is that you cannot use the anchor in some places. The chain holding the yacht’s anchor is about 50 metres long. Our instructor taught us that we cannot go everywhere with the yacht, because some places are too deep. If we get into […]
Read more8 … be helpful, wise, fair, reverent … This is how all of us must be like. I struggle with “wise, fair, reverent”. God should’ve known what humans are like and that it is in our nature to go off course. Yes, it’s easy when things are going well, but when things don’t go the […]
Read moreAs we know Paul, he doesn’t just dish out a list of instructions; he also gives some guidelines about how we should carry out those instructions. He says we must clean that bowl so that God can use us. This is his first suggestion: 22Run away from infantile indulgence. Why does the grass on the […]
Read moreMy friend from Durbanville calls me up. He is talking to a friend and they are wondering why Christians have to struggle so. Yes, they have enough to eat and drink and they are grateful for that, but sometimes it seems as if life is simply too hard. You struggle to keep everything going. So, […]
Read moreWhen I was in the army, it was hard. I was part of the Mech Infantry Unit and big operations in which the enemy was attacked with a lot of force occurred regularly. Major energy was spent on planning these operations. Every division had to do specific tasks and everybody had to work together to […]
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