What would you do if you knew Jesus was coming to earth tomorrow morning to collect all His children and put an end to the world? Will you be excited or will you perhaps feel a bit nauseous? Certainly, we’ll start getting everything in order. Well, we probably won’t spend too much time on earthly […]
Read moreI wasn’t a very good student when I was at university. I did everything but study. I managed restaurants, was a bus driver for Intercape, and even had my own irrigation business, Sproeikor. The net effect of all this was that I crammed my three-year BA degree into five years. At least it went better […]
Read moreI still remember from when I worked in the factory how frantic it was at the end of the year. Everyone wanted to finish the work before the holidays so they could move into their new home. What usually took a month then had to be done within a week. Everybody became really irritated and […]
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 moreWhen are we doing well? When things go well? When no crisis arrives at the front door and all our loved ones are fine? When there’s nothing weird going on? But when something happens in our lives that we can’t control, or when something happens that we can’t solve, then we become insecure, and our […]
Read moreOnce, driving around with a friend, we talked about how we experienced the way other people lived according to their faith. I told him that I sometimes felt inferior compared to the way other people did things. The way in which they lived their faith sometimes made me feel guilty and then I questioned the […]
Read moreWe’ve become used to high walls and electric fences and security guards day and night in our country. People simply walk into your house and take what they want. My friend’s daughter was home alone. She is very aware of security and keeps the alarm switched on at night. When she woke up the next […]
Read moreThe end of the year is always busy and it seems as if it gets busier every year. Everything must get done before we can switch off and rest. That is, if you’re indeed lucky enough to get away. We can’t wait to finish and weeks before the time we start dreaming of the relaxing […]
Read morePhilippians 1:19-26 Someone pops up often predicting that Jesus’ second coming will be on this or that day. Last year, with the fourth blood moon in a row coinciding with Biblical festivals, many said it was time. Jesus is coming. But the days came and went and we’re still here. But this made me think […]
Read moreAt the beginning of his letter Paul talked seriously to the people of Corinth about their way of life and how they should be living. The following chapters look at deeper theological truths. In a way Paul explains the road the children of God have to travel. We must incorporate these truths into our whole […]
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