We don’t always trust everyone’s stories. These days, you should always fact-check any news you receive. There’s a story that goes like this: Long, long ago, there was a great kingdom ruled by a righteous king. He was loved by all his people. The king had a very special message for his people about the […]
Read moreI read this beautiful story somewhere: With the term drawing to a close, the class was unruly. Their behaviour was intolerable to everyone. It was Rassie who sprayed the teacher’s snow-white dress full of ink. She ran to the principal’s office in tears. But when she got there, there was no ink on her clothes, […]
Read moreMany things we take for granted may not be commonplace for others. When something typically considered normal is absent from your life, it quickly disrupts your sense of normalcy. Richard (not his real name) gives a good example: I have a beautiful mortgage-free house. My refrigerator is full. My lovely vehicle is paid off. My […]
Read moreI am grateful that during my farming years, I realised what a great advantage it was to be able to live in a house on the farm as part of my salary. Our friends were not so lucky and had to pay a lot of rent every month just to have a roof over their […]
Read moreIf I had to come back to earth one day and choose a different career, I would most likely study engineering. I love processes. Bottlenecks and problems attract me like a magnet. I can stand for hours and consider different solutions until I finally come up with one that I think will work. Then, I […]
Read moreWe were camping with friends under the trees, and it was peaceful. Their grandchildren were there too. Well-behaved children with good manners and it was a pleasure to watch them. The little girl was five years old and the little boy, two. You could call them two peas in a pod, but that’s not the […]
Read moreIn the business world, we always tried to add value to our workforce. We even hired a psychologist to meet with the staff weekly. Sometimes he would ask the staff to do a certain test so he could look at each person’s personality to determine if they held the right position. Seeing how people could […]
Read moreI watched a moving video about Welcome Witbooi. His story is not intended for sensitive viewers or readers. Many considered the life he was living very dark, and that probably is a good thing. He was part of the “Numbers” gang in prison. He was high up in the organisation, a general. But his ascent […]
Read moreMany people did not accept Jesus as the Saviour. To this day there are still Jews, especially the Orthodox Jews, who do not recognise Jesus as the Son of God who came to earth to die for humans’ sins. They’re still waiting for the coming of the One who will bring salvation, as predicted in […]
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 […]
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