I wonder which word would win, if I were to ask everyone to answer the following question: If you had to sum up Christianity in one word, what would it be? I think love would be at the top of the list. Everything we do as God’s children must be built on the foundation of […]
Read moreThis is a beautiful testimony from someone who lived the truth: Richard Wurmbrand was an evangelical minister in Romania during the Soviet occupation after World War II. When the communists came to power, they convened a so-called “Congress of Cults”, where religious leaders were supposed to swear allegiance to the new communist regime and declare […]
Read moreWhen you are faced with one challenge after the other, you get to a point where you simply cannot keep going. It just becomes too much and you have to throw in the towel. It’s human and all of us reach breaking point one time or another. This reminds me of an exercise in the […]
Read moreI would like to share this story with you: The old man comes shuffling down the road, all hunched over, his crumpled hat clutched tightly in his hand. His face is wrinkled deeply, his eyes a faded blue. His clothes hang like bags on his thin frame, his shoes have seen better days. Three strands […]
Read moreOne of the best mountain bike teams in the world stayed in our house for some time while practicing for the Cape Epic mountain bike tour. I was simply astounded by all that I saw in the garage. Against one wall, wheels stood stacked together. Then there was a special table filled with tools. Boxes […]
Read morePhilippians 1:27-30 The Philippians were arguing and fighting. They had different interpretations of the Gospel, which led to continuous arguments – sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In verse 2 Paul asks them to stop fighting. But to prepare the way for this request, he starts like this: 1If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following […]
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