Genesis 6:16-18 Build a roof for it and put in a window eighteen inches from the top; put in a door on the side of the ship; and make three decks, lower, middle, and upper. “I’m going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction. “But I’m going to establish a covenant with you.” […]
Read moreLet’s start with a straightforward question: In what or in whom do you put your trust? I suspect most of God’s children would say they put their trust in our Heavenly Father. When the financial sums don’t add up and your debt keeps getting bigger and bigger or when someone grabs your business out from […]
Read moreThe people to whom James wrote the letter knew about wheeling and dealing, as the saying goes. The merchants bought stock in one place and then moved to the next place to sell the stock there. It could easily take a year to get rid of all their stock. While the merchants were in town, […]
Read moreI’ve never been a fan of the beach. My mom says that when I was a baby, I didn’t like touching the sand. If she tried to put me down, I immediately started crying and pulled up my legs. My dad always said the sea made him feel sticky and actually only went to the […]
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 moreA man started talking to me via our website chat function. He needed to talk to someone. He said he needed to put the challenges that he and his wife were facing out there. He needed to talk to someone, because he didn’t know what to do. The issue was taking over his life. It […]
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 moreSometimes in my life I’m uncertain. Times when I doubt whether I believe correctly. My thoughts run around in circles and spiral down to a place where it feels as if my faith has in a sense left me. At times like these I feel as if I’m barking up the wrong tree and I […]
Read moreThe author of Hebrews gives an overview of the forefathers to show the readers how their faith made them keep going and holding on. Remember, we said that what God did in the past helps to shape the lens of our faith to look into the future. If God had done this with the forefathers, […]
Read moreLife doesn’t always make sense. Often in my life, I’ve asked what was the sense of the challenge I was facing. Sometimes I was discouraged by the challenge and would ask: “Why is this happening to me? I don’t understand why I have to go through this again”. Especially when you’re already under a lot […]
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