Adrian (not his real name) told me this touching story: Cast off that yoke from your shoulders. Get rid of the stone and resentment in your heart. On Saturday 16 May 1970 we went to the Skyview drive-in theatre in Kuils River. On the way back, near Polkadraai, we were in a head-on collision caused […]
Read moreI remember some verses in the Bible word for word. Probably because I need them so much and because they constantly apply to me. I suspect the verse I’ve used the most in my life is this one: 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to […]
Read moreI received an email from Janet (not her real name): At the age of 11, my little girl was sexually molested by her stepfather in the house while I was sleeping. I also have a 7-year-old son from this marriage. The road we’ve been walking for the past 6 months since she told me about […]
Read moreI am quite amazed at how these new washing machines can wash our laundry noiselessly with little water. I often wonder if the machine can ever clean all the dirty work and sports clothes. Not to mention my dirty work clothes after working in the garden on Saturdays. When I walk past the washing line […]
Read moreWe all sin. We all have a problem. We all have a little room somewhere we don’t want to show others. How do I know that? Because Adam and Eve and the serpent are to blame for what they did right there at the beginning in the Garden of Eden. Disobedience, a desire to know […]
Read moreWhen people have done something to do you, it’s not easy to simply forgive and move on as if nothing had happened. When someone has offended you, forgiveness is not necessarily on your to-do list. On the contrary. I suspect this is one of the biggest reasons why Paul is writing the letter to Philemon. […]
Read moreI get goosebumps over my whole body as I listen to Elana’s (not her real name) story: My husband and I were married for almost 30 years when my daughter discovered that my husband was planning to marry another woman. While we were still married! Shortly after that I found out that the cancer in […]
Read moreI learnt a big lesson about forgiveness from Tertia (not her real name): Three years ago, I met some people. I am so grateful that with grace from Above, I could guide them to make a choice for Jesus. A close and loving relationship developed between us. They became like my own children. Inexplicably, the […]
Read moreJesus tells of the man who owed the king R20 million. The man was bankrupt and couldn’t repay the money. The king wanted to throw him in jail, but he begged and begged, and the king’s heart softened towards him and he wrote off all his debt. (Maybe I should go and tell this story […]
Read moreSometimes you have things in your life that hold you back. Some of these drain your energy to such an extent that you cannot enjoy life fully. Sometimes these are things we do to ourselves. Sometimes these are things other people have done to us. Usually it’s the latter that fills our hearts with hatred. […]
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