We don’t always trust everyone’s stories. These days, you should always fact-check any news you receive. There’s a story that goes like this: Long, long ago, there was a great kingdom ruled by a righteous king. He was loved by all his people. The king had a very special message for his people about the […]
Read moreMany people did not accept Jesus as the Saviour. To this day there are still Jews, especially the Orthodox Jews, who do not recognise Jesus as the Son of God who came to earth to die for humans’ sins. They’re still waiting for the coming of the One who will bring salvation, as predicted in […]
Read more“Tell me: Do you know when Jesus is coming again? No, young man, I don’t know, but someone else said the other day that things are so bad in the world right now that the Lord is probably already standing at the world’s front door.” “My brother, my brother! Why do you still believe in […]
Read moreMy mountain bike was stolen. To realise that a thief had come within a meter of my sleeping body and taken my bike with his dirty hands and dirty heart was a terrible experience. Fortunately, the bike was insured and I was able to purchase the same model, even though this bike had already been […]
Read moreMy dad always warned us against saying, “I promise you this or that,” because you have to keep your word. When my friends and I wanted to confirm something is true, we therefore used something we made up. Lifting our hand, we said, “True as Bob!” I wonder if we even knew what “nannies” meant! […]
Read moreNow and then I have the privilege of marrying young couples who are in love. We meet with them beforehand and it is wonderful to see them growing through this process as they start seeing the reality on the other side of being in love. One of the things that we look at is the […]
Read moreNowadays it’s easy and cheap, and in some cases even free, to study further. I decided to register for one of these online courses. Since we’re recording sermons now, I decided to do a videography course. I have to say that the course, which runs over 32 weeks, is filled with information and I’m learning […]
Read moreThe Bible often talks about Jesus being the Saviour. And that is so – on the cross, Jesus saved us from our sin. But it is quite interesting that here at the beginning of his letter to Timothy, Paul also calls God the Saviour: 1Under God our Savior’s command … It’s true, God is our […]
Read morePhilippians 3:4-11 I’m writing this while we’re on holiday in the peaceful Knysna forest. It is early morning, 1 January, and the camp is quiet. Everybody is resting after the celebrations of the previous evening. It rained last night and there is a fresh smell all around. I’m excited to start the new year and […]
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