I enjoyed my days in the business world immensely and liked helping other people and their ministries. Not much has changed in the meantime. All of us have a responsibility to bless others and share our blessings. What did change for me was that we now depend on the blessing of others for our salary […]
Read morePeter (not his real name) tells a story about his sister-in-law from Velddrif: She said that she went shopping at the Spar in Laaiplek where there was always a female security guard at the entrance and exit. The woman always looked sad and depressed. One day as she walked past her, she greeted her and […]
Read moreI get tears in my eyes when I read Ann’s (not her real name) story: We spent the day with our children on Saturday. The year had been so chaotic and upside down that we just had to get everything together again. My grandson, Alex, who is two and a half years old, was also […]
Read moreHate is the opposite of love. Consequently, where love is absent, hate takes its place. We can easily say that we don’t hate someone, but we also have no love for that person. If I understand it correctly, there are only two sides to the coin: love or hate. There is no neutral ground here. […]
Read moreOur son entered the Ironman in Durban. The athletes swim 3.8km, cycle 180km, and then run a full marathon on top of that. I don’t understand how you can do all this, especially if you have a small body like mine. It reminds me of Proverbs 28:1, which says: “The wicked runs away, though no […]
Read moreBy looking at the clothes people wear, you can quickly see what job they do. A man wearing two tone clothes is most likely a farmer. Someone with a white coat, a doctor. Someone with oiled overalls is a mechanic. Without them speaking a word you get a good idea of the work they do. […]
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 moreI was sitting on the platform with my station master friend. He is forthright and calls a spade a spade. He says that so-called Christians who do not do good to others and do not make a difference in other people’s lives aren’t true Christians. That’s quite a hard statement, but I suspect it’s not […]
Read moreLinguistically, Christianity is a noun, because it indicates the name of a specific group. I want to say it’s a verb, because being a Christian, a true Christian, presupposes work. Maybe we just need to stop here first. People will start jumping up and down as soon as you start talking about works. They will […]
Read moreSome people just can’t give. Some people are so busy with their own lives that giving and helping others doesn’t form part of their lives. Yes, some people live only for themselves and will drain blood from others. Fortunately, we’re not like that. We understand what we have received. We realize the gift we received […]
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