I share any good offer I hear of to all my WhatsApp groups. A while ago I heard about good, proper Namibian hardwood. I must confess I believe this is the best wood for a braai. I spread the word and the first load fills up quickly. Eventually, I’m forced to order a second load. […]
Read moreI have to do two funerals in two days. I usually pay the children a long visit with the children so that they can tell me stories about their dad. Then it is easy to do the service – it becomes a little more personal. The two funerals are as far apart as the north […]
Read moreSix of us get together to watch rugby as often as possible. We love it and even have a WhatsApp group called Rugby Pals. We used to watch the rugby at the home of one of the group members and most of the time something was happening on the braai, even for the morning games. […]
Read moreLewies asks a very good question: Why is evangelism not something done by the whole congregation, but seems to be the hobby of only a few congregation members? If you look at congregations with this question in mind, you see it play out everywhere. There’s just a handful that seriously carries out God’s command to […]
Read moreBefore my quiet time, I glanced at the emails that had landed in my inbox through the night. The one from Willie caught my eye: I read your piece about too many flaws this morning. It feels as if you wrote it just for me. I’ retired and I struggle to find out what my […]
Read moreI am privileged to have the opportunity to address a number of youth organisations. So, I was talking to an audience of more than a hundred high school group leaders. They were at a weekend camp for training to be leaders in their schools and to help others find their way through life. It is […]
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 moreA friend shared with me an email conversation with a client to whom he had sold a sewing machine: Good afternoon I just want to thank you for the wonderful machine. I have never been as happy with a machine as I am with the one I have now. Thank you for listening to me […]
Read moreIn an email from New Zealand someone asked me to comment on an email in which the author clearly spelled out to the readers what is going to happen to people who are not serious about God in their lives. And he didn’t mince his words at all. The author was seriously concerned about lost […]
Read moreI am amazed by the growth of the crossroads.com ministry. It’s more than a few ten thousand – all glory to God. I can still remember that day right at the start when I experienced that the Lord had led me to pull the stuff I was writing into shape and send it to a […]
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