5When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions. My team and I were invited to minister every morning for a week at a primary school in the Strand. Every morning a song by Afrikaans singer Nicholis Louw was played […]
Read moreAs the week comes to an end, my wife and I agree not to invite anybody. This weekend we’ll have a relaxing family weekend, and load our batteries. But by late afternoon Friday, we’re having withdrawal symptoms and start looking around for a good get-together or a braai at home or with friends. Or the […]
Read moreIn between the greetings Paul recalls a name: Archippus. But Paul doesn’t send him greetings. No, he encourages Archippus to live his calling to the full and to take it seriously right to the end: 17And, oh, yes, tell Archippus, “Do your best in the job you received from the Master. Do your very best.” […]
Read morePeople often ask me if I would be a referee on their CVs. For some I do it with pleasure, for others with some hesitance, because you have to be honest when someone calls you asking you to give a reference for the person. When someone enquires about someone who didn’t really pull their weight, […]
Read moreWhenever I find a piece of luck, I quickly tell all my friends about it. When I hear about Karoo sheep for sale at a good price, I share the info with all my friends. I can’t help myself. I want everyone to experience the same good fortune. Yes, sometimes I’ve bought a pig in […]
Read moreMy biker friend from Jo’burg told me of a time when he slipped up. I’m sad tonight. I went to our local post office today and for the third time asked where the girl was who always saw me come in and said hello. She was also in the motorcycle industry and had issues with […]
Read moreDouw’s story moved me, no, still moves me: In 2005, my family’s lives changed irrevocably on the beautiful Sunday morning of Easter weekend when our car ran off the road near Hopetown and overturned. And my youngest of four daughters was left a quadriplegic at the age of 18. What a traumatic experience! She was […]
Read moreI always said that if I had to minister in a congregation, I would return every person’s certificate of church membership. Then we’ll go and sit around the table and learn from the Bible what it means to be a dedicated child of God. The members of the congregation can then send their certificates back […]
Read moreThe clever people still don’t exactly know who the author of Hebrews is. For many years people thought it was Paul, but the writing style is not completely the same as his. What we do know, is that he had a passion for sharing the Gospel with his readers. In his special way he helped […]
Read moreStatistics show that many businesses passed from generation to generation often fail in the third generation. Usually the father started with nothing, and founded a big business through hard work. The son learned from his father and knew where things came from. Unfortunately, the grandson no longer sees this picture, and believes he is entitled […]
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