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Faith that stands the test of time

Castle Lager has a slogan: “It stood the test of time”. And yes, the beer has been around for more than 125 years and available in 40 countries. It has certainly been tested by thousands of beer drinkers and has passed the test with flying colours. I can still remember how we had the strength […]

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Think, feel, do

There is so much injustice in the world. So many people who suffer. I caught the police commissioner’s quarterly report: 5 760 people murdered, 10 006 people raped in South Africa … Shocking. How many people’s lives were broken apart by this, some completely destroyed? What is wrong with those people who did this? We […]

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Jesus suffered your suffering

Sometimes, things simply grow. You didn’t even plan for it, but when you look back after a while, you see that the Lord has provided. When we entered our ministry full-time, we never thought it would look like it does today. I suspect if we had a glimpse of what it looks like now, we […]

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Smiling in your struggles

I walked out of church. The minister had talked about the desert where we sometimes find ourselves. We all end up in the desert at one time or another and it is not an enjoyable experience. The minister said that in the desert God cut off all those things that weren’t part of his plan […]

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Take courage

Sometimes Paul’s imprisonment became too much for him. Sometimes he was uncertain and wondered if everything was worth it. Sometimes his mood was really, really low. But other times he had courage to go on: 14… most of the followers of Jesus here have become far more sure of themselves in the faith than ever, […]

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A cup of coffee on life

If you are alive, chances are good that life will throw you a curve ball or sometimes even more than that. And being a child of God does not necessarily mean that you will always catch those curve balls. On the contrary. So the question is not whether life will throw us curve balls, because […]

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