(For the video referred to in the previous message “First a crumb, then the whole cookie”, click here.) Following on “Boiling blood freezes love” I received this moving e-mail from Namakwaland. Go and get a cup of coffee or tea and make some time to read it. It touched my heart, and, yes, again I […]
Read moreThe other day I phoned my wife to tell her that I had to discuss a very important issue with a friend. We’re quickly going to have coffee in town. That’s all I said, but I could immediately hear that she wasn’t finished. She had more to say. And she had a lot to say […]
Read moreDo you know how great God’s love is for us? Do you know that God’s love for us is so great that we can never fully comprehend it? We can’t get our heads around the love that flows from God to us. God’s love will do anything to ensure that we do not choose against […]
Read moreThere was a time in my life when I also wore a WWJD (What would Jesus do) armband. If I remember correctly, I wore it for more than a year. I can’t remember whether it worked or not, but at least I tried. I really wish I could act like Jesus in every situation, but […]
Read moreYou cannot choose your family. I can’t just decide one day that I’m fed up with my parents and brothers and sisters and exchange them somewhere for some others. I can’t pick up the scissors and simply cut the ties between my brother and sister and say that I no longer have any family. Even […]
Read moreOnce when I was still a small boy I went to the corner shop by myself. The droëwors made my mouth water and I couldn’t stop myself breaking off a piece and eating it. While I was chewing the shop attendant came round the corner and caught me! I immediately started crying from the fright […]
Read moreHere is a very concerned mother worrying about her child who was not always going in the right direction. She has so many questions: How does your heart feel if your child goes his own way and is living a life of loose morals? Do you always keep hoping (and praying) that he/she would change […]
Read moreIn the last chapter of the letter to the Galatians Paul gives practical advice. The first piece of advice is not always that easy to do: 1Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Not everybody finds […]
Read moreSometimes we complicate our faith and our Christianity. We write thousands of books in an attempt to clarify what God’s will is for us. We argue with one another about what the law of God is actually saying and expects from us. Sometimes we get so angry if the other person cannot or will not […]
Read morePaul concluded his letter to the people of Corinth with a wish. He wished them joy and he wished them a lot of peace and real love: 11 And that’s about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God […]
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