A penfriend from the Eastern Cape writes beautifully. Between the words one sees the uphill road: My silence is the result of a broken computer. As a bonus, my printer also refused to keep printing on weekends. My sermon was only four pages long when my little printer came to a stop without any last-day […]
Read moreThe profile of the people Peter is writing to looked a little different from ours. They were very young Christians. Most of them did not have an example of parents who lived a Christian life. Many of them were slaves and we must remember that slaves were not always treated so well. Slaves were the […]
Read moreSuffering in your life puts on the brakes really hard. Suddenly, nothing is as important as the suffering you are facing. Running to the next meeting is stopped with one call. The conversation that couldn’t wait is quickly postponed. Even the boss is simply informed that you have a crisis and that he would have […]
Read moreI broke my arm three times before even getting to Sub A. You see, I was rough and climbed the highest trees. When you’re rough like that, you climb without looking and before you know it, you’ve stepped on a dead branch and end up on the ground. In a lot of pain … and […]
Read moreCastle Lager has a slogan: “It stood the test of time”. And yes, the beer has been around for more than 125 years and available in 40 countries. It has certainly been tested by thousands of beer drinkers and has passed the test with flying colours. I can still remember how we had the strength […]
Read moreI often struggle with this question: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer and I don’t think I will ever have one. And I know from experience that we as Christians cannot escape the bad and hard things. That’s why I would rather move on from looking for […]
Read moreI am confronted with the question: Am I prepared to suffer for my faith? Am I prepared to give away all my earthly goods to thieves and murderers just to show them what the love of Jesus looks like? I suspect that I would eventually consider doing so after much kicking and resistance and with […]
Read moreSometimes life simply is too much. Sometimes life thrusts you to tears. Maybe it is finances that press. Maybe it is your spouse who stands in your way. Maybe it is a relationship that keeps on failing. Maybe you are so tired of struggling with life that you cry Upwards and get no reaction even […]
Read moreIn the period after Jesus, many, many people were saved. But it wasn’t easy. 14…Friends, do you realize that you followed in the exact footsteps of the churches of God in Judea, those who were the first to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? Choosing Jesus was not the easy route. On the contrary. […]
Read morePhilippians 1:27-30 It sounds so good: 28… Your courage and unity will show them what they’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you—and both because of God. We are so privileged. We’ve got everything and you could say the best times are still ahead. Now we can enter the world. We can hop, skip […]
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