There are always at least two camps. Take politics. There is always an opposition that makes it difficult for the ruling party. And then you don’t always know who is right. It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in. Martin Luther, one of the Fathers of the Protestant Reformation in the early […]
Read moreMy swimming pool was leaking, and I was incredibly frustrated. Despite searching everywhere, I simply couldn’t find the source. So, I called a professional for help. His men quickly found the hole and fixed it in no time. The bill was quite high, but I didn’t care because at least my water bill would be […]
Read moreYou think other people are like you. We think we all play life by the same rules and do things the same way, but it’s not like that. I’ve burned my fingers that way. When I still worked in business, people occasionally visited with the proverbial Bible under their arm speaking the language of a […]
Read moreGrandpa is visiting. We are working, so grandpa is left to his own devices. I watch him. He is constantly on his phone. By lunch time he has to go and charge his phone, because his screen time is gobbling up the battery. In the beginning, grandpa didn’t even know where to switch on a […]
Read moreThis is the fourth time that we look at the first verse of Paul’s letter to Titus. We heard that our one-paragraph CV must be a summary of how we live God’s truth. We heard that we should take joy in being God’s servant and we also have to share the truth that transcends all […]
Read moreFake news is increasing day-by-day. During elections, for example, people are bombarded by so much information about the candidates, and much of it is not even true. Wikipedia describes it as follows: Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast […]
Read moreWe know not everything and everyone in the world are good. Although some things look good, it remains our responsibility to make sure that we do not stray from the path. We are so easily blinded by that apparent beauty and prosperity, only to discover around the next corner that we’ve been taken for a […]
Read moreOnce, driving around with a friend, we talked about how we experienced the way other people lived according to their faith. I told him that I sometimes felt inferior compared to the way other people did things. The way in which they lived their faith sometimes made me feel guilty and then I questioned the […]
Read moreDishonesty will come to light some time or another. Yes, our wrong deeds are forgiven, and that is wonderful, but in a way, wrong deeds always come to light. I still remember when my friends and I were ten years old and decided to try smoking. We got some money together and bought a packet […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 The year I spent on the border doing military service was fortunately one of the quieter times with little contact with the enemy. However, I was never afraid, because I was a ratel (an armoured vehicle) gunner. We were ready for battle with the right weapons and right protective vehicle. In the same […]
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