This is a beautiful testimony from someone who lived the truth: Richard Wurmbrand was an evangelical minister in Romania during the Soviet occupation after World War II. When the communists came to power, they convened a so-called “Congress of Cults”, where religious leaders were supposed to swear allegiance to the new communist regime and declare […]
Read moreMy swimming pool was leaking, and I was incredibly frustrated. Despite searching everywhere, I simply couldn’t find the source. So, I called a professional for help. His men quickly found the hole and fixed it in no time. The bill was quite high, but I didn’t care because at least my water bill would be […]
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 moreA doctor talked to my dad for an hour. He didn’t examine him. He didn’t take his blood pressure. Just talked. When my dad got to the payment point, he was informed that the bill came to more than R5 000. This made my dad very angry. The woman asked my father to bring cash […]
Read moreWe had a break-in. In broad daylight and right by the front door! It’s really bad when someone walks into your house just like that and take what they want. Do what they want and scratch around where they want. It so happened that my son’s laptop was replaced and I was next in line […]
Read moreThe list in the previous piece on integrity keeps running through my mind and I have to go back and read it again: They are honest. They are sincere. They have appreciation for people. They have respect for other people’s time. They do not abuse people. They deal with conflict in a civilised manner. They […]
Read moreYou know Liewe Heksie? She doesn’t know that many words and when King Rosekrans uses a big word she doesn’t understand, she is so embarrassed that she bores a hole in the ground with her big toe. I’m having a moment like that as I wonder what exactly the word integrity means. Fortunately, we are […]
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