I was sitting on the platform with my station master friend. He is forthright and calls a spade a spade. He says that so-called Christians who do not do good to others and do not make a difference in other people’s lives aren’t true Christians. That’s quite a hard statement, but I suspect it’s not […]
Read moreI’ve had times when I’ve felt the water is too deep. Times when I’ve felt I had absolutely no strength left to tread water to keep my head above the water. Times when I’ve hardly even kept my nose above water. I still remember waking up at night from stress about the business’ finances or […]
Read moreA group of us went to eat at a restaurant in our town. Right from the start I could see something was wrong with one of my friends. As he sat down the words started pouring out. One contract that he had been working on for years was only partly awarded to him. This contract […]
Read moreSo, let’s be honest with one another. To stay on the narrow road is not easy in today’s world. Well, there are those fortunate ones for whom it seems to come easy, but for most of us it’s a constant battle. The devil knows exactly what our weak points are. He keeps hammering at that […]
Read moreAfter President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement last night, we realise how serious the COVID-19 pandemic is. No one knows exactly what the world will look like in a month’s time. All that we can say is that it will look a lot different from what we’re used to. That makes many people feel afraid. But we […]
Read moreI woke up with a bang. It is 2:30. I can’t sleep because the stress is driving me up the wall. My stomach is churning, and my body is covered in cold sweat. I’m having a huge project at hand and the doors are closing one after the other. I’m wondering what God wants me […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I have no choice but to look at this wonderful verse again. Below is the special story of someone who knows where to get her strength. She felt moved to do something at the coal mine in Gauteng where she works. Although she was afraid, she received the strength. This is Corné’s story: […]
Read morePhilippians 4:10-20 I want to say something more about this verse – it has too much meaning to only write about it once or twice. It would make life so much easier if we could really understand it and integrate it fully into our being. 13Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it […]
Read moreSometimes Paul suffered. At times the thorn in his flesh hit him hard. True to his nature Paul sort of revolted and tackled God about this. And true to His nature God explained to Paul how it worked. God also said to Paul that He was sufficient for him. Paul grasped the bigger picture with […]
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