We are five good friends who’ve known each other since primary school. We still keep in touch regularly, and of course, we have a WhatsApp group where we regularly bombard each other with silly jokes and funny comments. One of us emigrated to Australia, but every time he’s back in the country, we arrange a […]
Read moreI was on the long road north. I love driving, but the stretch between Laingsburg and Beaufort West is always gruelling and as usual, my passengers were fast asleep. While listening to Jakaranda FM via their app, I encountered their podcast program on major crimes in South Africa. Although the content was disturbing, it made […]
Read moreMy son decided on the spur of the moment to do the Ironman 70.3 in Mossel Bay. Without practising too much, he took part and did very well, much better than expected. Now he was well and truly bitten by the bug and decided to start training for the Ironman 140.6. This involves swimming 3.9 […]
Read moreIf there is nothing in the future to look forward to, then what are you living for? With dark clouds on the horizon, what do you want to get out of bed for? If the sun does not rise in the east, we will surely just stay in bed. We people need something to get […]
Read moreTalk is easy. Advice comes quickly. It’s easy to comment when you’re sitting in the stands, but when you’re involved in the game yourself, it’s not always so easy to follow your own advice. I wrote a sermon about forgiveness. I explained nicely what the Bible expects of us and that we must forgive like […]
Read moreI visit every stall at Nampo in Bredasdorp. I really enjoy seeing what new products there are on the market to make farming easier for farmers. I spend a long time chatting with the people I know. Even if farming entered your veins long ago, it never goes away. When I’m tired, I sit down […]
Read moreThe profile of the people Peter is writing to looked a little different from ours. They were very young Christians. Most of them did not have an example of parents who lived a Christian life. Many of them were slaves and we must remember that slaves were not always treated so well. Slaves were the […]
Read moreMany people don’t understand God’s grace. We live in a world where you have to work for everything you want, and we don’t understand that we receive grace for free. That’s why people often want to do something to receive grace. But grace cannot be “earned”. Grace came into the picture because of God’s incomprehensible […]
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 moreThe temple was central to Jewish worship. It was a massive building and they believed God lived there. Here they sacrificed to Him. Here they served God with total dedication. But in the year 70 AD, the Romans came and razed the temple to the ground. It was a big shock to the orthodox Jews, […]
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