Horses for courses
My son’s car had to go in for a service at the dealer. We told them that the windshield wipers weren’t working and that they needed to fix them. After thousands of rands, we got the car back with a note from the mechanic: “You have to take the car to an auto electrician, because […]
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Don’t be stupid
I was lying in my bed when I heard someone climbing through the window. Within seconds I saw him entering the room. In the moonlight shining through the window, I glimpsed his AK47. My heart was hammering in my chest. I could see him softly opening one wardrobe door after the other. I could see […]
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Hard of hearing
I often find myself in a dead-end street. So many times, I get home all bloody. Many, many times, the people around me end up hurt because of what I’ve said and done, because I didn’t concentrate on hearing God’s whisper. Has this ever happened to you too? Some people have the gift of hearing […]
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Listen!
In the Old Testament God spoke to Moses on the Mount Sinai. It was not a very enjoyable experience for people and animals. They were afraid. After that, God spoke to His people through priests and prophets. Then Jesus came to earth and what a powerful message of salvation and grace He brought to us […]
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God will get you there
In 2013, I received this beautiful email from Oom Jannie de Beer: Years ago, I received the calling to enter the ministry. In 1957, at 19 years old, I went to college. During my probation period, we were in a car accident, and I lost my wife. I went back to being an artisan. For […]
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Believe, listen, do
How strong is your faith? How far would you go for what you believe in? Where would your road of faith end? Where would you stop acting in faith and start thinking you might be mad? What if you got this idea to build a kind of vehicle that would take you and your family […]
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Concentrate in class
I wasn’t your picture-perfect learner. My friends and I spent our time riding around on our motorcycles, bunking off school, and playing the board game, Risk. At the end of matric, I barely managed to get matric exemption. It didn’t go much better at varsity and I managed to make my three-year BA degree last […]
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God whispers so that you can help others
God talks to his children through his Word. It’s his microphone. It’s a pity the volume is set so low. But that is God’s nature. He doesn’t shout. He talks softly, like grandpa. I still remember the time my grandpa stayed with us. He was confined to his bed and my mom had to do […]
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What do you listen to?
What do you spend your time on? What are you busy with? Does what come out of your mouth build others up or break them down? Well, here’s a warning to all of us: 16Stay clear of pious talk that is only talk. Words are not mere words, you know. Gill (e-Sword) hits the nail […]
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