2 Samuel 6:20-22 David returned home to bless his family. Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to greet him: “How wonderfully the king has distinguished himself today—exposing himself to the eyes of the servants’ maids like some burlesque street dancer!” David replied to Michal, “In God’s presence I’ll dance all I want! He chose me over […]
Read more2 Samuel 6:11 The Chest of God stayed at the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. And God prospered Obed-Edom and his entire household. David arranged for the ark, the visible sign of God’s presence, to return to Jerusalem. But they made a mistake. Instead of the Levites carrying it, as instructed, it […]
Read more2 Samuel 2:4 The citizens of Judah came to Hebron, and then and there made David king over the clans of Judah. Before David was appointed king, he walked a long and difficult path. For years he was hunted by Saul like an animal, and he had to flee from cave to cave to avoid […]
Read more1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, and kissed him. He said, “Do you see what this means? God has anointed you prince over his people. God’s people wanted a king. Although in this way they were actually choosing not to have God as their leader, God […]
Read more1 Samuel 3:9-10 So Eli directed Samuel, “Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, ‘Speak, God. I’m your servant, ready to listen.’” Samuel returned to his bed. Then God came and stood before him exactly as before, calling out, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak. I’m Your servant, ready to listen.” Hannah […]
Read moreGenesis 9:12-15 God continued, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I’m putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the […]
Read moreWhere do you go when you need help? To someone in a position to help you, of course. If you have a health problem, a trained doctor is the answer. If you want to buy a house, you knock on the bank’s door and apply for a loan. If there are problems with the car, […]
Read moreI was sitting next to a lagoon in the Southern Cape. At low tide, the lagoon empties almost completely, and with high tide, all that water runs back in again. A huge volume of water that empties in 6 hours and 12.5 minutes, and runs back in in the same amount of the time, controlled […]
Read moreLife is filled with choices. Big ones and small ones. Every day we stand at the stop sign and have to make a choice. Most of them have only one correct choice. Some of these choices are so small, but the consequences can have a radical effect on people’s lives. I was driving home from […]
Read moreMy friend who’d been hospitalised with Covid told us it’s going better. He said: “I had a better night, old pal. Now I’m on positive “God’s high”. Thank you for your support. You start thinking dark thoughts when you have something that might have a bad outcome. I myself have made peace with whatever happens […]
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