Sometimes I blow off like a pressure cooker. And everyone must get out of the way. Then I don’t feel good about myself. I must be an example, but it’s as if something inside me trips and then it’s chaos. I suspect that most of us get angry at times, some to a greater extent […]
Read moreHerman sent me a screenshot of a message he had received from a friend of his. He wanted to know if it was true. This is the message: Attended a public lecture yesterday hosted by University of X’s faculty of theology entitled “Homosexuality in the Old Testament”. The speaker was Prof. Thomas Römer from France. […]
Read moreMy wife has been away for a whole week to finish her book in silence. We were so happy to see one another and when we realised that the children were busy with their interests, we decided to go and have a quiet dinner in town. After dinner we walked down Church Street to get […]
Read morePhilippians 4:1-9 I can think of hundreds of examples where the children of the Lord gained lots of ground for the Kingdom simply to lose it all when stepping into a big hole along the way. All the good work deleted in one stroke. It seems as if the same had happened with Euodia and […]
Read morePhilippians 2:12-17 14Do everything readily and cheerfully—no bickering, no second-guessing allowed! Wow, this is a bit strong on an empty stomach. But isn’t this what we all do? As soon as something less nice happens or we face some challenge that takes a bit too much energy, we’re quick to complain. As soon as I […]
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