Right off, a direct warning: 15Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. In the Bible the word “world” is used with different meanings (says Barnes, E-Sword). The world can refer to the physical world, the visible world. The world as God created […]
Read moreHave you ever thought about the one thief who, because of what he did, was also crucified with Jesus on Golgotha? The cards fell his way just in time. It’s actually a miracle that he is in heaven. Just imagine the angel waiting at the gates. This guy’s name isn’t on the list. The list […]
Read moreMy phone rings. A no-caller ID one. I don’t pick up numbers like that anymore these days. But this guy is persistent. I answer the phone later, half sceptical and not too friendly. He says I should come to my great-grandfather’s farm. I don’t trust anything and want to put the phone down. With things […]
Read moreRaymond tells about a very special meeting: About seven years ago I had a wonderful experience and I believe the Lord wants me to share it with other people: Suddenly I was in the presence of a Being who could only be the Lord. I could not see His face, only the outlines of His […]
Read moreAbraham had an intimate relationship with God. Based on this relationship he developed an unwavering faith in God. So much so, that Abraham left immediately when God called him to move to a foreign country. He followed God blindly. Abraham learnt so much more from this relationship. He learnt that there was life after this […]
Read moreChange is part of life. Just look back at your childhood. We didn’t have screens. We didn’t even have a TV. To be honest, my dad said it was from the devil and that he would never buy one. When he accepted a call to a new congregation, the previous one gave him a big […]
Read moreI share any good offer I hear of to all my WhatsApp groups. A while ago I heard about good, proper Namibian hardwood. I must confess I believe this is the best wood for a braai. I spread the word and the first load fills up quickly. Eventually, I’m forced to order a second load. […]
Read moreI wonder if Paul knew when he was going to be killed. We don’t know exactly when and where it happened, but we do know things were going very badly for Christians at that time. Christianity had been banned and Christians were being killed summarily. Apparently Paul was hung approximately in 64 A.D. Although Paul […]
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 moreOne day I watched a movie about a man who had been sentenced to death. Death by electric chair. Getting what he deserved, because this man was a murderer. I wondered how you would feel if you had taken another person’s life? What goes through your mind when you see that person’s life leaving their […]
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