At school we often broke the rules. Many times, we left after the first class, jumped on our motorcycles, and went to play board games at a friend’s house without a care in the world. While our pals stayed in class. I suspect jealousy made one of them grass us to the teacher. The next […]
Read moreOne thing cannot be disputed: One day everybody will stand before God. Nobody can avoid this. And my stomach turns, because I wonder what I would say. When I look at my life and see where I, to put it nicely, smashed the boundaries of life, I do not look forward to that meeting. Then […]
Read moreA friend of mine works for a major international firm of attorneys. At the height of Covid-19, I asked him how the company was doing in this difficult time. He said his division was doing fairly well, but the people in litigation were struggling, because the courts were closed. He added that the people with […]
Read moreThere is only one road to heaven and that is via Jesus. As simple as that. Even if I do only good in my life and nothing bad (and I suspect such a person has not been born yet), the gates of heaven will remain closed. The only way that you and I can inherit […]
Read moreWhile we were growing up, there was no such thing as Grade R. Even playschools weren’t that common. We ate, played, ate, played and slept. So it was no surprise that many of us got quite weepy when we were pushed into a classroom. It felt like a cage to us. Everything was unfamiliar. The […]
Read moreShawn Michaels was WWE wrestling world champion. One of those guys that throw one another around and thousands of people freak out. He went all out in this sport and wanted to make it to the top at all cost. It went very well in the ring, but his personal life was chaotic. He didn’t […]
Read moreSometimes it’s difficult for me to distinguish between who is actually right about God and his stuff, and who is mistaken. When two people start talking about what they believe in from different perspectives, and about what one should actually do, it sounds to me as if both are right and I want to say: […]
Read moreWe’re visiting friends in Bloemfontein. It’s over the top; they just didn’t stop spoiling us. Three meals a day. But it didn’t stop there. Every little spot still left was stuffed with dessert and cake. First, lemon meringue, then cheese cake, and the cherry on the top: a double-layer chocolate cake. But Friday evening something […]
Read moreWe’re visiting friends in Bloemfontein. It’s over the top; they just didn’t stop spoiling us. Three meals a day. But it didn’t stop there. Every little spot still left was stuffed with dessert and cake. First, lemon meringue, then cheese cake, and the cherry on the top: a double-layer chocolate cake. But Friday evening something […]
Read moreNowadays you find people who want to convince you of one or another faith principle all over the place. Just look around you on Sundays. People meet wherever they can in town to keep church. I’m not saying it’s wrong, but we must take care not to become so caught up talking about the things […]
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