Prof. Anton van Niekerk was my Philosophy lecturer in my first year. He had an incredible gift for teaching others. I still remember his classes to this day. There was one particular class where he explained the value of a chair. The chair has no value if someone does not sit on it, but as […]
Read moreI learn so much from my wife. She really hungers for the Word of God and wants to know and learn more whenever possible. Sometimes I feel ashamed that I’m not that hungry and thirsty. She always longed for a Bible school where she could gather even more Bible knowledge in a structured way, but […]
Read moreThe biggest question I probably had my whole life was how you actually hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Yes, we learned just a while back that He takes control of our conscience. Our conscience functions as an internal warning system, alerting us to wrongdoing. However, how can we seek guidance on matters unrelated […]
Read moreYou think other people are like you. We think we all play life by the same rules and do things the same way, but it’s not like that. I’ve burned my fingers that way. When I still worked in business, people occasionally visited with the proverbial Bible under their arm speaking the language of a […]
Read moreI’ve said it so often and I suspect I say it so much because I have to hear it regularly myself. The day you and I accepted Jesus as our Saviour we received the Holy Spirit. I suspect God knew that we would struggle to understand how to remove the old clothes and put on […]
Read moreSometimes I overthink things, perhaps more than I should. This is especially true when I compare myself to others who seem to have it all together. Their clothes are always neat, and their hair is perfectly styled. At times like these, I feel inadequate. They look as if they never sin. They never let slip […]
Read moreTemptations are part of the package. We all have a business card and under our name, it says: Child of God. Such a shame that many of us are shy and hide the card from the people around us, but that’s a story for another day. We need to know is that if you have […]
Read moreI like to take broken things apart. Sometimes I am not so successful in putting them together again. But sometimes, with a few extra parts, I get a broken machine running again. It’s very rewarding. Usually, my hands and the rest of me are pitch black from the old oil and grease accumulated on the […]
Read moreDo you wonder what jealousy really means? The Collins Dictionary defines it as: … the feeling of anger or bitterness which someone has when they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. Wikipedia says: Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, […]
Read moreIt’s not always easy to understand the trinity of God. How can one person be three persons? How can three persons actually be one? A simple explanation (that still falls short) is to use the concept of water. Water exists in three forms: a solid state (ice), a liquid(water) and a gas (hydrogen). The same […]
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