I received an email from a Crossroad reader. Karel (not his real name) feels hopeless. He simply can’t take it anymore. The disrespect from kids. He writes: I am writing this e-mail from my hospital bed. I talked to a psychologist yesterday, because I can’t take it anymore – the storms are raging and I […]
Read moreWe decided to get away for a bit and travelled to KwaZulu-Natal with the caravan. I’ve never been there and was amazed by the natural beauty and how green it was. Our wonderful country is made up of so many different and beautiful regions! I was really touched by the friendliness of the people. Everywhere […]
Read moreI enjoy visiting the Kruger Park and watching the animals. Although they are on a completely different level than humans, we can learn a lot from them. We were sitting at a water hole. The elephants were playing quietly. At a distance, a few thirsty zebras were waiting to drink, but did not dare come […]
Read moreA friend tells this story about the shop they had in a rural area. If they caught kids stealing, they would call in the parents. The parents had to give their children a hiding right there and then as punishment for stealing. Eventually they had to stop this practice, because the parents became too rough. […]
Read moreA few years have passed since I’ve left the business world behind. There were good times, but also challenging times when the cash flow wasn’t flowing that well. I learned a lot about business. About suppliers who would’ve liked to help, but also about debtors you had to beg to get your money for services […]
Read moreEvery weekend, the previous week’s prayer requests sent to Crossroad are forwarded to hundreds of intercessors. Pages and pages of requests. Many people who are in trouble. Often as the result of what other people did. I wonder what God does when people make such a mess. I wonder what his heart feels like when […]
Read moreI heard a report on the radio about the IT world where it was found that South Africans were among the rudest people on digital platforms. I could hardly believe it. So, I Googled it and it was true! The study was done by Microsoft’s digital civility division. South Africa came 22nd out of 23 […]
Read moreWhat do people think of me? What do people think of you? Immediately I can hear people say that it doesn’t matter what other people think of them. They don’t live for other people. That might be right. We cannot allow what other people think of us determine how we live our lives. Our foundation […]
Read moreI sometimes wonder if we understand what a word really means. Take the word respect, for instance. We often hear that we have to respect others, but what does that mean? The Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as follows: Admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities; […]
Read more1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Paul reprimanded women who didn’t wear hats and he also targeted men who either prayed with a head covering or who had long hair. Is this still applicable to us today? Because if this is so, a lot of women will have to buy hats. And then it was quite unacceptable of […]
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