We five were pals at school and we are still pals. We were quite naughty at school. Not bad kids, but none of us liked school work and we were very creative in finding reasons to miss school for a day. When the excuse of a stomach ache did not work, and we were forced […]
Read moreA minister was criticised quite badly once for tearing a few pages from the Bible while preaching. The churchgoers were very upset, which is understandable. The minister said we read the Bible the way we want to, only reading the nice and pretty parts. We don’t read those parts that slam into us. We don’t […]
Read moreThe word that I remember most from my army days is to be ready. It was drilled into you and I can still hear the staff sergeant roar across the parade ground: “Troops! I will throttle that civvie attitude out of you bit by bit to make space for readiness, because that’s what you need […]
Read moreMoses was a good servant. He did what God told him to do. Yes, sometimes he lost the plot a bit, but he served God with all that was in him. He left his life as shepherd the day he met God in the burning bush. He abandoned all his dreams of having his own […]
Read moreMoses must’ve been a very special person. God called him even before he was born. I don’t think God waited for his birth to formulate the emergency plan to save his life in a reed basket. The plan was in the bag. His mom just had to do it. God knew his people would have […]
Read moreLet’s go back to the time when the author was here on earth for a moment. Just before this, Jesus was still on earth, and He upset the applecart. Many people repented. Some struggled. Especially the Jews. I don’t really know what they expected the Messiah to look like, but many of them didn’t recognise […]
Read moreMarlene tells the story of a doctor from Klerksdorp who struggled financially as a student. His brother who had already qualified as a doctor occasionally left money in his bible without saying anything. Therefore, he made sure to read his Bible every night. What a nice story. That’s what brothers and sisters should actually do […]
Read moreI share any good offer I hear of to all my WhatsApp groups. A while ago I heard about good, proper Namibian hardwood. I must confess I believe this is the best wood for a braai. I spread the word and the first load fills up quickly. Eventually, I’m forced to order a second load. […]
Read moreI have to do two funerals in two days. I usually pay the children a long visit with the children so that they can tell me stories about their dad. Then it is easy to do the service – it becomes a little more personal. The two funerals are as far apart as the north […]
Read moreI was sitting in front of my screen for an hour. My fingers are weak and cannot type anything on the keyboard that is worth keeping and not deleted immediately. I look for stories to tell, but there is not even one in my database of thousands. With a shock I realise that I do […]
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