Brandt (not his real name) taught me, a Capetonian, something about lighthouses. He wrote: Vacationing in Simons Town, I learnt something about lighthouses and that is that every lighthouse around the world has a specific signal. Certain lighthouses’ lights take longer than others to complete a cycle. So, when you look at a map, the […]
Read moreThe power crisis in South Africa impacts the economy very badly. Many businesses had to close their doors. I wonder how many people died because operations could not be performed on them. I wonder how many accidents happened because traffic lights didn’t work. Driving without streetlights in the middle of the night was a stark […]
Read moreI’ve written about this before, but I do think we should say it to one another again: The truth always comes out! We know this since childhood. Wrong deeds will come to light some time or another. I’ve experienced this truth many times in my life. When I was at school, I was often in […]
Read moreWhen I was a student, I used to drive the Intercape buses. I would leave Cape Town at eight in the evening to reach Port Elizabeth at six o’clock the next morning. That evening we would leave Port Elizabeth at eight to reach Cape Town early the next morning. That’s how I spent every day […]
Read moreEphesians 5:6-18 A friend of mine is always unhappy. One mishap after the other befalls him. At one time he nearly lost everything. Although he is now doing well financially, he is very lonely. His friends hang around, but when they leave there is a deep loneliness inside him. He comes to see me, close […]
Read moreThere is a continuous struggle between light and dark in the world and it seems as if the dark is winning. Just look at the TV news one evening or take the newspaper and make two columns. In one column list all the dark stories and in the other stories about light. You and I […]
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