Ephesians 5:1-5 2Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that. That’s all … That’s enough … That’s more than enough … Reflection Is it really enough? Is it really all […]
Read moreI saw a very good short film that started off with a man who was working on his own late at night making photo copies. One page came out of the photo copier with a big black spot on it nearly covering the whole page. The man, let’s call him Frank, was confused by the […]
Read moreA friend of mine gave me a few kilograms of olives to bottle. But bottling olives is not a simple job. First you have to get rid of the bitterness. I normally choose to take the long method. For months on end the water has to be replaced daily. And as the old water is […]
Read moreAt the first wine estate where I was employed as farm manager we sowed rye in the vineyards in autumn. The idea was not to harvest the rye, but rather to work it into the soil as an organic fertiliser. The soil was mostly sandy and therefore we used a rotavator to work the crop […]
Read moreOnce when I was still a small boy I went to the corner shop by myself. The droëwors made my mouth water and I couldn’t stop myself breaking off a piece and eating it. While I was chewing the shop attendant came round the corner and caught me! I immediately started crying from the fright […]
Read moreIt’s not nice when our bad deeds are pointed out to us. But we do know that God doesn’t want us to do these wrong things. God wants us to know exactly what He does not approve of. When we know that, it is our responsibility to stop doing it. When sin is identified so […]
Read more17For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any […]
Read moreOn organ donors’ day the radio station broadcast programmes to make people aware of organ donation. I never knew that they called it ‘harvesting’ organs! And the listeners called in with various questions, the ones one normally asks: do they ensure that I’m completely dead before they take my organs? Can I donate my organs […]
Read moreAt a men’s group the chairperson witnessed powerfully about the Lord’s blessing on his business. Earlier in the year he was so excited about a big quote that he had given for work on a farm. But although it was the cheapest quote, he did not get the job. However, that did not stop him […]
Read moreIron ore is melted at very high temperatures. The process releases all the dirt, which can then be removed easily. After cooling, the end product is clean steel. While it is still iron ore, it contains a lot of dirt, but it is not visible. Only after it has been heated, the dirt becomes visible […]
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