A penfriend from the Eastern Cape writes beautifully. Between the words one sees the uphill road: My silence is the result of a broken computer. As a bonus, my printer also refused to keep printing on weekends. My sermon was only four pages long when my little printer came to a stop without any last-day […]
Read moreI broke my arm three times before even getting to Sub A. You see, I was rough and climbed the highest trees. When you’re rough like that, you climb without looking and before you know it, you’ve stepped on a dead branch and end up on the ground. In a lot of pain … and […]
Read moreCastle Lager has a slogan: “It stood the test of time”. And yes, the beer has been around for more than 125 years and available in 40 countries. It has certainly been tested by thousands of beer drinkers and has passed the test with flying colours. I can still remember how we had the strength […]
Read moreI often struggle with this question: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer and I don’t think I will ever have one. And I know from experience that we as Christians cannot escape the bad and hard things. That’s why I would rather move on from looking for […]
Read moreSometimes life simply is too much. Sometimes life thrusts you to tears. Maybe it is finances that press. Maybe it is your spouse who stands in your way. Maybe it is a relationship that keeps on failing. Maybe you are so tired of struggling with life that you cry Upwards and get no reaction even […]
Read morePhilippians 1:27-30 It sounds so good: 28… Your courage and unity will show them what they’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you—and both because of God. We are so privileged. We’ve got everything and you could say the best times are still ahead. Now we can enter the world. We can hop, skip […]
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