If I were to ask you to write down three characteristics of Jesus that stand out to you, what would they be? Each of us will likely have a different list, as it depends on our current life stage, past experiences, and present circumstances. When I think of Jesus, I immediately see His passion for […]
Read moreI’m a visual person and love to construct my own stories. Often, I want to be a fly against the wall to witness the birth of something big. I would rather wish to be in God’s meeting room when man’s salvation was planned. It was God’s overflowing love for mankind who set everything in motion. […]
Read moreWhen you start a business, you do everything yourself. You do the buying and the selling. You get your hands dirty and assemble the product. You receive the money and spend it again. This is called a one-man business. As your business grows, you start appointing people. People to help with marketing, purchasing and manufacturing. […]
Read moreSomeone sent me this story: A famous actor was once invited as guest of honour to a dinner at a retirement home. After the meal, there were various accolades about the actor’s illustrious career and finally, he was asked to recite something. He asked if there was a special request from the audience. The people […]
Read moreI’ve never read this text before: 24… His wounds became your healing. Suddenly, the saying “one man’s gain is another man’s loss” has a completely different meaning for me. Our wounds, the holes that sin has made in us, the wounds that our wrongdoings have torn in our lives, are healed. Not healed by our […]
Read moreThe pinnacle of our faith, that which leaves one’s mouth hanging open, which is actually far too great for our minds to comprehend, is that Jesus, the Son of God, died in our place. 24He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to […]
Read moreDave Pepler told Amoré on RSG about their tour to Rwanda, reflecting on the incredible experience. In 1994, the country was still caught up in a war where the most painful and largest genocide ever took place. However, the new leaders decided to turn the country’s history around and create a place where their people […]
Read moreThe opinion often is that it is because of people’s choices that God’s plan flopped. Often people say that it’s because of people’s stupid choices, especially in the Garden of Eden, that God’s plan A flopped. Then God had to introduce a plan B, by letting Jesus die on a cross. That’s not true. Jesus […]
Read moreWe’ve been referring to this a lot, but it’s good to look again at the practice of forgiveness of sins in the Old Testament. The people who lived in ancient times had to make a plan themselves with the sins they had done. Animals had to be sacrificed constantly so that the people themselves did […]
Read moreMy mountain bike was stolen. To realise that a thief had come within a meter of my sleeping body and taken my bike with his dirty hands and dirty heart was a terrible experience. Fortunately, the bike was insured and I was able to purchase the same model, even though this bike had already been […]
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