In days of old soldiers carried a sword and a shield. The shield had to protect them against their enemy’s sword attacks. Under no circumstances could they lose their shield. Men who threw down their shields and ran away were nothing. According to tradition, the mother gave the shield to the son and usually said: […]
Read more2Guide older men into lives of temperance, dignity, and wisdom, into healthy faith, love, and endurance. Danie is struggling: This last month has been a dark period in my life. It’s a daily struggle just to get through the day with storms raging inside me. I feel so alone, I feel completely swamped. I don’t […]
Read moreIt’s winter in the Cape and there’s a stormy wind blowing out there. The Cape is being true to its name: The Cape of storms. Throughout the night the wind keeps pushing and pulling at the house, although we’re grateful for the rain coming down. We’ll check on the damage tomorrow. The golf course is […]
Read morePhilippians 4:1-9 The first sentence in Scott Peck’s book, The Road less Traveled, is: Life is difficult. That’s all. Life is difficult. Only three words, but still telling a story. Our story. Yes, all of us can write books about our own hardship stories: It’s month-end and I don’t have money to pay my assistant’s […]
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