It’s good to know that we belong to God. We’ve been commanded to stay away from the wrong things. We’ve heard that we need to put all our energy into living in a way that will make God say: Well done. We hear it. We know it. We know it’s the right thing to do, […]
Read moreI have a friend who did something wrong many years ago. One Friday afternoon, a policeman knocks on the door and hands him a warrant for his arrest. He ends up behind bars the whole weekend. What happened to him that weekend is simply too horrible to put into words. The Monday he came to […]
Read moreWhen something goes wrong, we quickly wonder where God is. When it hurts and we’re full of pain, we want to know where God went. But He is there. He is always there. It might just be because of the hurt and pain that we are blinded to God’s presence in our lives. It is […]
Read moreWe’re on a depression awareness tour in Namibia. As a tourist, one sees the country differently. You hear the concerns about the country’s economy and can actually identify with that, because the levels of anxiety are quite high in our country. We don’t know exactly what the future holds for the country. But again and […]
Read moreEach of us has a personal responsibility to test whether the information we hear and see fits within God’s truth. So many people spread their own understanding of the Bible as the only correct way of understanding. What is the truth and who is missing the point? The driver at the garage where I have […]
Read moreChristoff told his story – a lesson in trust for me. A story of how God’s power is made visible through people. I must confess it doesn’t always work like that for me. Just listen to his wonderful story: On a Thursday in December, two weeks before Christmas, two years ago, we were all called […]
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