I spent a year on the border defending our country. Luckily, it was a very quiet time, and we were very bored. That’s where I discovered how jokes are made. Once, we were just loafing around, not talking. A joke suddenly popped into my mind and I burst out laughing. I told it to the […]
Read moreWhat would you do if you knew Jesus was coming to earth tomorrow morning to collect all His children and put an end to the world? Will you be excited or will you perhaps feel a bit nauseous? Certainly, we’ll start getting everything in order. Well, we probably won’t spend too much time on earthly […]
Read moreI wasn’t a very good student when I was at university. I did everything but study. I managed restaurants, was a bus driver for Intercape, and even had my own irrigation business, Sproeikor. The net effect of all this was that I crammed my three-year BA degree into five years. At least it went better […]
Read moreI still remember from when I worked in the factory how frantic it was at the end of the year. Everyone wanted to finish the work before the holidays so they could move into their new home. What usually took a month then had to be done within a week. Everybody became really irritated and […]
Read more“Tell me: Do you know when Jesus is coming again? No, young man, I don’t know, but someone else said the other day that things are so bad in the world right now that the Lord is probably already standing at the world’s front door.” “My brother, my brother! Why do you still believe in […]
Read moreWhen are we doing well? When things go well? When no crisis arrives at the front door and all our loved ones are fine? When there’s nothing weird going on? But when something happens in our lives that we can’t control, or when something happens that we can’t solve, then we become insecure, and our […]
Read morePhilippians 1:19-26 Someone pops up often predicting that Jesus’ second coming will be on this or that day. Last year, with the fourth blood moon in a row coinciding with Biblical festivals, many said it was time. Jesus is coming. But the days came and went and we’re still here. But this made me think […]
Read moreAt the beginning of his letter Paul talked seriously to the people of Corinth about their way of life and how they should be living. The following chapters look at deeper theological truths. In a way Paul explains the road the children of God have to travel. We must incorporate these truths into our whole […]
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