Genesis 33:4 But Esau ran up and embraced him, held him tight and kissed him. And they both wept. Remarkable! This is Esau’s reaction when he saw his brother for the first time again after all those years. It is remarkable that Esau hugged Jacob rather than picking up a stone and throwing it at […]
Read moreJesus tells of the man who owed the king R20 million. The man was bankrupt and couldn’t repay the money. The king wanted to throw him in jail, but he begged and begged, and the king’s heart softened towards him and he wrote off all his debt. (Maybe I should go and tell this story […]
Read moreSometimes you have things in your life that hold you back. Some of these drain your energy to such an extent that you cannot enjoy life fully. Sometimes these are things we do to ourselves. Sometimes these are things other people have done to us. Usually it’s the latter that fills our hearts with hatred. […]
Read moreThere wasn’t much hope left after man fell into sin. Sin caused hostility between God and man. As a result, man was destined for eternal fire. It’s still the same today. Sin is still all around us. We’re attached and tempted to do what is wrong around every corner. Just take this example. How quickly […]
Read moreWARNING: NOT FOR SENSITIVE READERS On Tuesday, I received this moving testimony from Estelle du Plooy and I share it with her permission: Half past eight that morning our gardener asked me for some food. As usual I gave him a plate of good food and a mug of coffee. He sat down on the […]
Read moreEphesians 5:1-5 Sometimes things happen in your life that push you down between the floor and the polish. Sometimes problems rain down on you one after the other making you feel as if you’re simply not good enough. Yes, at times circumstances make me so blue that I don’t think much of myself. I nearly […]
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