The photo of a neat man in a neat lounge catches my eye and I start reading Mpho Lekalakala’s post on LinkedIn: In 2010, I was a street hawker in Marabastad, Pretoria. I sold cleaning agents and Cool Time ice lollies. I sold my stuff at the Mabopane taxi rank, on the trains, yes, I […]
Read moreIt’s Father’s Day and again I’m awake early. I scroll through my Facebook feed and stop at a wonderful post by a friend in praise of her dad. I quote a few of the 20 things she highlighted: My Dad who starts every meal (three times a day) holding hands and saying grace! My Dad […]
Read moreEttienne (not his real name) tells a little bit about his life: We moved to PE dreaming of making millions and enjoying city life. I joined the athletics club where I met Attie (not his real name). He was a true Christian friend who led me to the Lord. I started going to church, because […]
Read moreI still remember those days I was involved in the business world. Something was always happening. As soon as you thought today is the day to catch up on some work that is behind, something happened that gobbled up your time. An urgent order or a machine breaking down or a supplier not delivering or […]
Read moreLife happens all the time and not always with some light background music. When we look back over our lives, each of us has a story to tell. Sometimes about the hard times. Sometimes about times when we nearly or completely lost the way. Life happens. Often hard times strike because of a stupid decision […]
Read moreLife was not easy in Paul’s time. He was in prison. Their Messiah was no longer with them and everybody who believed in Jesus was in danger of death. Not a good time to be living. Still the Christians supported and encouraged one another. That’s why Paul sent Tychicus to them: 8I’ve sent him to […]
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