Life 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 […]
Read moreWe enjoy making a fixed home here on earth. We buy houses and equip them with all the nice things. Nothing wrong with that. Obviously, we can enjoy our time here on earth, but we have to realise that this is only temporary. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob also believed this: 13… and accepted the fact […]
Read moreGod promised many things to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Some of these promises, like Canaan and Jesus coming to earth, were only fulfilled after they had died. But they believed that it would happen one day. 13Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. […]
Read moreIf you woke up one morning and realised that God had spoken to you that night, would you be able to keep quiet? And if God had told you to pack up and go to a foreign country, because He would bless you so much there, would you like sharing that news with your spouse, […]
Read moreFor a car to work, it needs an engine. Without an engine a car cannot drive itself from point A to point B. Such a vehicle is useless. A car without an engine is actually just a heap of scrap and cannot really be called a car. To be a Christian, you need faith. Faith […]
Read moreThere’s this story about a man who often went mountain-climbing. He was an experienced mountain-climber and enjoyed discovering all the different routes. One day, on a new route, he stopped for lunch. He opened his packed lunch and thanked God for the privilege to eat in such a beautiful place. The climber got so caught […]
Read moreI received a lovely email from Annemarie from Limassol. I first had to Google where it is and discovered that it was in the Mediterranean Sea on the island Cyprus. She told me a touching story about her parents: A while ago I learnt from the Lord to be slow to judge, because only God […]
Read moreOne must be careful with the Word of God. We must realise that we read the Bible through a specific lens that can skew the truths in the Bible. Look at the following verse, for example: 35So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing! But […]
Read moreIn days of old soldiers carried a sword and a shield. The shield had to protect them against their enemy’s sword attacks. Under no circumstances could they lose their shield. Men who threw down their shields and ran away were nothing. According to tradition, the mother gave the shield to the son and usually said: […]
Read moreOne of our pals since primary school days post on our WhatsApp group that the glands below his jaw are swollen and that he needs to see a doctor. They had to do tests. It didn’t look good. The waiting for the results made him suffer. Waiting for something like this drives you up the […]
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