People 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 moreI received this letter from Cathryn (name changed): I look up at the mountain that I didn’t ask for, that life has suddenly placed in my way, Lord. And deep in my heart, I wonder if You know about this mountain. Each of us has different mountains, Lord. Sometimes a huge mountain is suddenly put […]
Read moreLet me tell you a story. Long, long ago there lived an old man in a village. The village’s people had, according to them, a very nice life. However, the man was very worried about the town’s way of life. You see, none of the town’s inhabitants were worried about moral values. There were no […]
Read morePeter is the coach, and he guides us to become true Christians. It’s a long way to go and I suspect we can never say: “Surely, now I’ve arrived!”. But still, over time we change and start acting according to God’s will for our lives. It’s not nuclear physics that we must master here. It’s […]
Read moreI learn a lot from my mechanic friend being the head of their family’s big business. The three brothers each have a role to play. The oldest is very good at solving problems. If there’s a problem with a vehicle that a branch can’t solve, they call him. He will listen over the phone and […]
Read moreI must bury a friend. I’ve probably known him since birth. Our paths ran side by side at some stages in life. The longest was perhaps when I farmed on the neighbouring farm and helped get the grapes into the cellar. He was a brilliant winemaker. He won the General Smuts Cup (for the best […]
Read moreI had to drop someone off at the airport. On the way there I saw the N2 was quite congested and decided to take the Stellenbosch Arterial instead. The traffic ran fluently through a few suburbs, but then it also came to a stop. I turned up the music, but the many taxis whizzing by […]
Read moreThe Bible says: 17 Love your spiritual family. This is one of the easier assignments in the Bible, or so I thought at first, until I gave it a bit more thought. At the business, we had to provide a special window for a school. These were very unique windows and not part of our […]
Read moreLonzo Green was a well-known American country singer. One day, he visited the house of his cousin, Jim. Obviously, like any teenager would be, Jim’s friends were very excited to meet such a well-known singer. Jim’s parents didn’t allow one of his friends to come inside the house, since he was from the wrong side […]
Read moreWe often allow ourselves to become side-tracked. We get caught up in stories and issues that have nothing to do with our salvation. We waste out energy on issues that have no solution. Worst of all is that at the end of the day, we have no strength or time left to get where we […]
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