I believe in prayer. It was my mom spending so much time on her knees praying for her children that prevented us from losing the way big time. Only my mom’s prayers protected us. Paul also believes in prayer and that is why he asks the other Christians in Colossae: 3Don’t forget to pray for […]
Read moreCorrie Ten Boom said prayer is the engine room of every congregation. If a congregation doesn’t pray, it’s going one way – downhill. A believer is fueled by prayer. With no fuel, they come to a standstill. Prayer is the beginning and the end of every believer’s existence. I sometimes wonder out loud whether the […]
Read moreWe were on holiday in the Southern Cape when I heard about the attack on my friend and his wife at four in the morning on their farm between Stellenbosch and Somerset West. The attackers climbed through a window and attacked them in their bedroom. The attackers beat them with crowbars. Fortunately, his wife was […]
Read moreAs parents, we want the best for our children. We choose the best schools for them. We spend hours next to sports fields. We buy the best equipment and everything they need to walk the path of success in life. We would like them to achieve something in life. We absolutely believe in their dreams […]
Read moreSometimes I chat effortlessly with others; at other times, I struggle, becoming nervous and self-conscious. I concentrate so hard on saying the right thing that I don’t enjoy it at all. It largely comes down to who the other person is. Maybe when we met previously, the person was rude. Maybe they like to argue, […]
Read moreIf my three-year-old son came to me and asked me to buy him a poisonous snake because he wanted to play with it, I wouldn’t do it. He simply doesn’t know how to avoid being bitten by such a dangerous reptile. If my teenage son arrogantly demanded luxuries like clothes, a motorcycle, a car, and […]
Read moreThe biggest question I probably had my whole life was how you actually hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Yes, we learned just a while back that He takes control of our conscience. Our conscience functions as an internal warning system, alerting us to wrongdoing. However, how can we seek guidance on matters unrelated […]
Read moreI’ve said it so often and I suspect I say it so much because I have to hear it regularly myself. The day you and I accepted Jesus as our Saviour we received the Holy Spirit. I suspect God knew that we would struggle to understand how to remove the old clothes and put on […]
Read moreIf someone told you that they believed in how wonderful a specific product was, but they haven’t used the product to experience how wonderful it was, would you buy the product? I think not. I believe in prayer. I really believe in prayer because I repeatedly experience the effect of prayer in my life. But […]
Read moreToday, I invite you into my world. I think it’s good to slow things down a bit and say something about the one behind the keyboard and why I drop in on you so often. I walked a long and different path to reach my calling. I experienced that God was calling me to study […]
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