1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called its name Ebenezer saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” The Israelites were a stubborn people. They often took the wrong turns and then had to bear the consequences. Their spiritual life was in disarray. They […]
Read moreYou often need a partner to help you finish a task. When I was restoring my 4×4 trailer, I could do most of the work on my own. But sometimes I needed an extra pair of hands. When I had to tighten a bolt and nut in the middle of the body, I could go […]
Read moreThrough the years one picks up wisdom along the way. A lot of it when you’re traveling the road of suffering. I’ve learnt that many things pass through seasons. My business had good seasons, but these were often followed by hard seasons. Relationships go through seasons when everything is going well and then seasons when […]
Read moreA single parent told me this story: This mom was so ashamed the other day. My little girl broke her arm and at first we thought, no problem, it doesn’t seem to be broken. I bandaged the arm and we asked Jesus to help the sore arm feel better. Two days later the swollen arm […]
Read moreBusiness people are often overcome by stress. But they are not the only ones. Many things cause stress and people often feel they cannot go on because of stress. I still remember how I woke up one morning at 02h00 because of stress. I was feeling so miserable, I sank down on the floor behind […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I am one of a large family and sometimes when we had guests my mom thought there wouldn’t be enough (which obviously never happened). Then she would send a code around the table: FHB – family, hold back! Afterwards we would say jokingly: It wasn’t a lot, but it’s in! I was thinking […]
Read morePhilippians 2:19-30 My brother sent me this wonderful story: I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice (Italy), the city of lights and water. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his […]
Read moreThe world will be a completely different place if every child of God simply does his or her bit. But sadly the world is what it is because most children of God do not really know what to do or what their gift is. Maybe they’re looking too deep and too far. Maybe they think […]
Read moreIn the last chapter of the letter to the Galatians Paul gives practical advice. The first piece of advice is not always that easy to do: 1Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Not everybody finds […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-15 In Paul’s time many people went around telling everybody who wanted to hear about the great things they’ve done for God. They enjoyed people’s reactions to that. It makes you wonder about their agenda. This is not so unfamiliar to us. There are so many […]
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