The penalty for sin is death. If you sinned, you died and ended up in hell. Death was the devil’s playground and, unfortunately, many people walked the road to death. Fortunately, God had a plan to stop this catastrophe once and for all. Jesus was sent to earth to be the Saviour and make a […]
Read moreAs I reflect on the text in the Word of God, my wife is with her father and mother. She sat with her dad all night because the doctor said she suspected he wouldn’t make it through the night. The whole family was there last night, and I had the privilege of saying a last […]
Read moreWe all know that one day we will leave this life on earth. We all know that we are only living in a temporary tent-dwelling of which the pegs will one day be pulled up for everyone, and that we will move to a more permanent place. When you’re young, when you study, and later […]
Read moreNot for sensitive readers. There are stories from the past I don’t want to hear, much less write about, but this is one we need to tackle. Daisy de Melker poisoned two of her husbands and her son with arsenic. All three of them died a terrible death. I read on Netwerk24 what Jans Rautenbach […]
Read moreOften, I find myself fearing death just a little bit. Especially when things are hard, like when the COVID-19 virus is threatening humanity. When the economic markets drop lower than low, there is always just this thought that this might be the end. As I wonder about this, my phone keeps beeping, and some of […]
Read moreMarika, our administrative righthand, works very, very hard, and I’m so grateful I could give her an increase. But what a shocker to see how much of the increase goes into her pocket and how much to the receiver of revenue. Yes, I know we have to pay tax, but eish, it’s like paying a […]
Read moreOne day as I was driving home I came upon a dilapidated car stuck in the middle of the road. It couldn’t move and I could see the student had no idea what to do. And then I saw an enormous refuse truck coming down the road too, quite fast. I could see that the […]
Read moreWe’re spending some time on the crux of the Gospel. All of us have a responsibility to spread this message of salvation. All of us do it in different ways. I just have to share this comic story about Johan with you: My wife and I have been involved with a homeless man who drinks […]
Read moreDo you sometimes wonder what life hereafter will be like? Will the streets really be made of gold? Will we recognise one another? Will we be able to play golf? Although we don’t have all the answers, we have hope, because we know that Jesus has already passed through death for us. And in fact, […]
Read morePeople don’t like talking about death. It’s not an easy subject that we rather prefer to avoid. That’s true. It’s kind of obvious that death only enters our lives at the end of our lives. The only problem is that we don’t really know when our lives will end, because death can show up at […]
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