Brandt (not his real name) taught me, a Capetonian, something about lighthouses. He wrote: Vacationing in Simons Town, I learnt something about lighthouses and that is that every lighthouse around the world has a specific signal. Certain lighthouses’ lights take longer than others to complete a cycle. So, when you look at a map, the […]
Read moreAt the start of our ministry, I soon realised that I would have to get up early in the morning to write. During the day, there are usually just too many things on my plate that need to be moved around if I want to spend quiet time with the Lord. The problem is that […]
Read moreThe power crisis in South Africa impacts the economy very badly. Many businesses had to close their doors. I wonder how many people died because operations could not be performed on them. I wonder how many accidents happened because traffic lights didn’t work. Driving without streetlights in the middle of the night was a stark […]
Read moreI was sitting on the platform with my station master friend. He is forthright and calls a spade a spade. He says that so-called Christians who do not do good to others and do not make a difference in other people’s lives aren’t true Christians. That’s quite a hard statement, but I suspect it’s not […]
Read moreOne morning, when I was still farming, I walked out the door to start working on the farm. Soon after, I realized that I no longer remembered the passage I had read in the Bible just five minutes before. The next morning, I began to write down what I understood from the text I was […]
Read moreJames’ letter helped me a lot. I learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. It really is a practical book that we can (no must!) read and study over and over again so that the words can guide our lives out there in the world. We, called children of God, […]
Read moreI am 58 years old. My life has taken a wrong turn. Altogether my own fault. It’s not easy to start from the beginning, right from the bottom, so you have to have real strong muscles to get that right, but God in you can do it. My poor decisions made me literally end up […]
Read moreThere are two kingdoms where two kings reign. God reigns in one kingdom and the devil in the other. We know that the devil was defeated on the cross and is now desperately trying to deceive people into not believing in God. A Crossroad reader sent me a link to a debate between Dr Piet […]
Read morePhilippians 2:12-17 A friend of mine is with CBMC, a Christian business group that meets weekly, helping one another to live closer to the Lord in the business world where things are not always being easy as well. But they do not only grow inwards. They believe that every member is responsible for spreading the […]
Read morePhilippians 2:12-17 Most people who do not know God often do not have fine qualities. Love is missing from their foundation and their actions are often characterized by a lack of love. On the contrary – some of them even hate those who love and want to bring them down. Others look at Christians through […]
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