When I moved from the farm to the corporate world, we had to buy a house. I find it quite funny that your taste is always just outside your budget. We fell in love with a house that was not so new anymore. Over the years we saved and bit by bit we worked hard […]
Read moreI saw a picture of a dog and you could just tell that dog was happy. It wasn’t an expensive, purebred dog. When you ask the people what breed he is, they say he’s a genuine dog, because his mother and father were both dogs. They picked up the dog as a stray. Very neglected. […]
Read moreOne’s mood is quickly affected if the things that are important to you don’t go well. We soon become negative when our country and its affairs are not managed well. When our financial affairs aren’t running smoothly. When our relationships are shipwrecked now and then, and we wash up on a lonely beach. Our joy […]
Read moreEveryone on earth is actually just looking for one thing and that is true happiness. Some people look for it in material things like cars, clothes and houses. The bigger and shinier and prettier, the better, but unfortunately this has nothing to do with true happiness. Some look for it in fame, but thousands of […]
Read moreWhat’s that thing that Emo always says? “Waar’s dit lekker? Hier’s dit lekker!” Meaning where are things good? It’s good right here! People are under so much pressure. It’s as if all that is nice and enjoyable in life is missing all the time. The expectations of the world and also what we expect of […]
Read moreIn the ancient games, those who came first were rewarded with the victor’s crown. The crown was a wreath made from laurel leaves and twigs. Afterwards, each winner was celebrated, but the next morning the wreath had wilted and the athletes had to start training for the next year’s challenge. The joy of the experience […]
Read moreYou can possess everything in the world. You can have all the money your heart desires. You can own the biggest, most beautiful house with the fastest, reddest car in the garage. You could’ve established a business empire. You can have the most beautiful, thinnest or strongest spouse or partner. You can be the most […]
Read moreThe international evangelist, Tony Anthony, recounts the legend of Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch’s painting Die Schachspieler (The Chess Players) often known today as Checkmate. In the painting, two chess players sit at a chess board. One is the devil, very confident, and the other, an ordinary man who looks quite anxious. The winner’s prize? The […]
Read moreSometimes I wonder why God still wants to have anything to do with me. Really. I feel I simply don’t make it. I pull in the wrong direction too often. I often fail the keep calm test. I’m more lukewarm than hot. I often do wat I know I shouldn’t do. Then I wonder why […]
Read moreNataniël has a way of putting things. He said this about gratitude: “Get a dog and call him ‘Thank you’. Every time you call him will remind you how grateful you need to be for everything you have and everything you receive undeservedly, by grace.” 8 … if we have bread on the table and […]
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