What you do, speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say
I enjoyed my days in the business world immensely and liked helping other people and their ministries. Not much has changed in the meantime. All of us have a responsibility to bless others and share our blessings. What did change for me was that we now depend on the blessing of others for our salary […]
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The Holy Spirit’s way in you
The biggest question I probably had my whole life was how you actually hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Yes, we learned just a while back that He takes control of our conscience. Our conscience functions as an internal warning system, alerting us to wrongdoing. However, how can we seek guidance on matters unrelated […]
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The tongue shows the heart
Lately, I’ve been surprised, no, actually shocked, by how people can go on and on and blow a gasket over something small. I saw a woman in the parking lot getting out of her car and descending on a young man. Shame, the guy just stood there waiting for the auntie to stop ranting. But […]
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Guard your mouth
In his book, The Heart is the Size of a Fist, PP Fourie writes about his father’s abuse of him and his mother. He describes how they walked the streets on Christmas Eve looking at happy families having dinner. On the eve of the celebration of the Prince of Peace’s birth, they longed for peace. […]
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Pull out all the stops to help
It’s dry. Very dry. People are suffering. Animals are suffering. Farmers are jumping through hoops and there are no answers to all the questions. So, they pray. We often receive prayer requests like this one from Piet: Please pray for advice and guidance. I want to sell a number of animals and keep a core […]
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Everybody can rise with Jesus
1 Corinthians 15:12-28 There may be times when you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously. Sometimes we do things that may not look good to others on the side-lines. The problem is that many people see it, but don’t have the courage to tell you that you’re actually going off course. Paul, however, was not afraid. […]
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