Relationships are very important. When relationships aren’t doing well, your sense of stability and happiness is inevitably compromised. You don’t feel like getting up and just don’t have the strength to take on any challenges. Relationships often act as a barometer and quickly show the world how things are going between you and God. I […]
Read moreBrandt (not his real name) taught me, a Capetonian, something about lighthouses. He wrote: Vacationing in Simons Town, I learnt something about lighthouses and that is that every lighthouse around the world has a specific signal. Certain lighthouses’ lights take longer than others to complete a cycle. So, when you look at a map, the […]
Read moreAt the start of our ministry, I soon realised that I would have to get up early in the morning to write. During the day, there are usually just too many things on my plate that need to be moved around if I want to spend quiet time with the Lord. The problem is that […]
Read moreIf Jesus had not come to earth, we would’ve been in deep trouble. We would’ve been wandering around in the dark not having a clue about what was going on. Jesus became human to be the Light in our dark world. He came to tell us about God and about God’s great love for us. […]
Read moreI was sitting on the platform with my station master friend. He is forthright and calls a spade a spade. He says that so-called Christians who do not do good to others and do not make a difference in other people’s lives aren’t true Christians. That’s quite a hard statement, but I suspect it’s not […]
Read moreLife isn’t easy. Challenges are plentiful. It’s a challenge to pay all the bills at the end of the month and then suddenly something breaks, or a thief comes in the night and takes even the little you do have. It breaks you. I don’t get it, but when you need it most, relationships fall […]
Read moreI received this beautiful story from Anne (not her real name): This is a story of a small candle carried by a man as he climbed the stairs to the lighthouse. On the way up, the candle asked the man: “Where are we going?” “We are on our way to the lighthouse to give signals […]
Read moreThe Jesus followers in Biblical times did not have it easy. There was pressure from the government to get rid of them and the church of the day actively tried to wipe them off the face of the earth. But more than that, people in the immediate area falsely accused them and said they were […]
Read moreI’m often startled when I stop and see that the verse I’m reading draws a line to the events of the previous day. I often get a practical example from my everyday life that the Holy Spirit uses to reveal new truths to me from the Word. Sometimes it’s like a slap in the face. […]
Read moreOne morning, when I was still farming, I walked out the door to start working on the farm. Soon after, I realized that I no longer remembered the passage I had read in the Bible just five minutes before. The next morning, I began to write down what I understood from the text I was […]
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