As parents, we want the best for our children. We choose the best schools for them. We spend hours next to sports fields. We buy the best equipment and everything they need to walk the path of success in life. We would like them to achieve something in life. We absolutely believe in their dreams […]
Read moreSometimes I chat effortlessly with others; at other times, I struggle, becoming nervous and self-conscious. I concentrate so hard on saying the right thing that I don’t enjoy it at all. It largely comes down to who the other person is. Maybe when we met previously, the person was rude. Maybe they like to argue, […]
Read moreIf my three-year-old son came to me and asked me to buy him a poisonous snake because he wanted to play with it, I wouldn’t do it. He simply doesn’t know how to avoid being bitten by such a dangerous reptile. If my teenage son arrogantly demanded luxuries like clothes, a motorcycle, a car, and […]
Read moreWhy do people argue and fight? There are probably many reasons for that, but one of the main reasons is that we don’t get what we want. Someone or something gets in the way of what we want, and then we get upset. And actually, we look for the things we want in the wrong […]
Read moreIf I should ask you what word, just one single word, had the greatest impact in your life and still has, what would it be? Just think about it for a minute. Many would probably choose a spiritual word, like salvation, grace, redemption, Jesus, or something like that. Others could choose love, joy, peace, happiness, […]
Read moreTheo sent me this very touching story: At the beginning of 1971 my dad lost the farm and everything with it. He got a job with Sasol in Sasolburg and we moved from Jacobsdal to Sasolburg. It was a brand-new house. It had no garden and no high walls around it. After three months the […]
Read moreRenata and I were having a quick lunch at the airport before ascending the heavens. I was in a rush to order, because if we had to leave before the food arrived, I wouldn’t be a happy chappy. As always Renata was taking her time. She even started chatting to the man next to her. […]
Read moreWe reflected on Hebrews 242 times. That has not happened with any other Bible book. I must confess that I struggled initially to get a grip on Hebrews, but when I got going, I could hardly wait to read my verse for the day every morning. Here at the end of Hebrews the author’s heart […]
Read moreBefore we start with Hebrews, let me first give you some background. We don’t know exactly who the author is and even less where the people to whom the letter was addressed lived. But we do know that these people were second-generation Christians struggling a little to hold onto their faith. Many of them were […]
Read moreI look up to my mentor. I wish I could be more like him. He does so much for everybody. When he is with you, all his attention is focused on you, making you feel so special. When he talks about God, he speaks with authority. You can ask him virtually everything about the Bible […]
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