You think other people are like you. We think we all play life by the same rules and do things the same way, but it’s not like that. I’ve burned my fingers that way. When I still worked in business, people occasionally visited with the proverbial Bible under their arm speaking the language of a […]
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 morePull something out of the hat or even a miracle They must be so disappointed when the pregnancy test is negative again and again. Are they wondering how many times they have to try again? Are they also wondering when their funds will run out? And how sad it must be for them to hear […]
Read moreIt’s not always easy to keep our faith when things go badly. All of us remember a time when our faith faltered. Danie talks honestly about how his faith slipped away one day: This morning, three friends and I went playing golf at the Rossmund Golf Club outside Swakopmund, where we are on holiday. When […]
Read moreGod makes promises in the Bible again and again, and again and again those promises come true. Sometimes, there is quite a long period between the promise and its fulfilment. Look at Abraham and Sarah, for example. They longed to have a son. They longed to have descendants. But obviously, the older you get, the […]
Read moreI wonder how it would feel if someone told you that you weren’t allowed to eat certain food or go to certain places because your mom and dad did not have the right papers. Your friends can go wherever they like, but you can only play with them in certain places. I can see myself […]
Read more