A youngish man stood at the traffic lights greeting everyone with a salute and a big smile. You could see he’d been exposed to the elements for some time. I couldn’t make out what was written on his sign board, since it had also come a long way. But I could make out the last […]
Read morePeter (not his real name) was walking in the streets of New York, asking customers at street cafes for a piece of pizza. He hadn’t eaten in a long time and was very hungry. He tried with several people, but everybody chased him away. Then he went to a beggar sitting tiredly next to a […]
Read moreMy good friend, known as the Stationmaster, and his wife, turned 60 and invited a group of friends to celebrate their birthdays at the Muisbosskerm, on the West Coast. Well, if you want to lick your fingers and eat until your tummy feels like bursting, you have to go there, and like the Spur advert […]
Read morePaul is expecting Philemon to do something that is not normally done in their culture. In those times an owner wouldn’t usually take back a slave that had run away. Chances are that a slave that had run away once would do it again. Chances are that a slave that had stolen would take stuff […]
Read moreA child of God should be 8… wise, fair, reverent. Christians are attracted by good things. But even more, they go after worthy things with everything in them. It works like a magnet. Things that are well-meaning attract them. The obvious presumption is that bad things push them away. Bad things disgust them and make […]
Read moreIn this section it is very clear that Paul has a lot of respect for the people of Thessalonica. He is so excited about them that he would like to go and visit them again, but repeatedly something prevents him from doing so. Paul is excited about their faith. He is filled with joy because […]
Read moreWhat drives your actions? Why do you do things for others? Think about this for a bit. When no one can see you, will you still pick up the piece of paper on the ground? There where no one sees you, will you still pick that poor neglected being and live Jesus’ love? When you’re […]
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