Once upon a time, there was a very successful man, let’s call him Jack. He had more than enough: a big house, shiny cars, and a leading business. Everyone respected his achievements. Even his children were terrific, and his wife always looked lovely. Yet there was a feeling of emptiness inside him. It kept bothering […]
Read moreEveryone on earth is actually just looking for one thing and that is true happiness. Some people look for it in material things like cars, clothes and houses. The bigger and shinier and prettier, the better, but unfortunately this has nothing to do with true happiness. Some look for it in fame, but thousands of […]
Read moreIn the ancient games, those who came first were rewarded with the victor’s crown. The crown was a wreath made from laurel leaves and twigs. Afterwards, each winner was celebrated, but the next morning the wreath had wilted and the athletes had to start training for the next year’s challenge. The joy of the experience […]
Read morePhilippians 4:1-9 My daughter read her composition to me. I was astounded by her wisdom and realized that she had already experienced the hard side of life too. Life out there is not easy: The longest journey that we as humans will have to face on earth is our life journey. Life is a journey […]
Read morePhilippians 4:1-9 There’s a hymn, Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, and the chorus goes like this: Rejoice! rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord and rejoice, Rejoice! rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord and rejoice. The Message translation of the Bible puts it like this: 4 Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in […]
Read morePhilippians 3:1-3 1And that’s about it, friends. Be glad in God! A friend complained to me about things going wrong: 20% of his labour force simply not pitching up for work; an expensive machine that worked for 15 minutes before a pump broke down; three clients phoning up very upset about having to wait for […]
Read morePhilippians 2:12-17 When and why do you find real joy? Often in my life I find my joy going up and down. If the holiday time is fast approaching, or even just the weekend, I feel good, but as soon as it starts coming to an end, I don’t feel that good anymore. As if […]
Read moreThere were times in my life that I lived between the floor and the polish. Times when things weren’t going well. Times when I longed to experience a little bit of joy. Real joy. Then I started dreaming. If I could just earn a little bit more money, then I would find joy. Soon I […]
Read moreIn order to understand this part we have to keep in mind that the Jews of old did not believe that all people were sinners. They believed that only those people who did live strictly according to the law were sinners. Paul wanted to explain to them that no one is acquitted on the basis […]
Read moreFor many people the gospel is simply too simple. They want to know what the catch is. Many of us get calls from people promising you the moon and stars, just to be told at the end of the conversation that you first need to pay a lot of money. It sounds so good, but […]
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