When I think back on my army days, there were good times, but also times when you really missed people. The best medicine was a letter from the States, which is what we called South Africa there on the border. That was the only way we could communicate. Well … the perfume that clung to […]
Read moreSix of us get together to watch rugby as often as possible. We love it and even have a WhatsApp group called Rugby Pals. We used to watch the rugby at the home of one of the group members and most of the time something was happening on the braai, even for the morning games. […]
Read moreHerman sent me a screenshot of a message he had received from a friend of his. He wanted to know if it was true. This is the message: Attended a public lecture yesterday hosted by University of X’s faculty of theology entitled “Homosexuality in the Old Testament”. The speaker was Prof. Thomas Römer from France. […]
Read moreLewies asks a very good question: Why is evangelism not something done by the whole congregation, but seems to be the hobby of only a few congregation members? If you look at congregations with this question in mind, you see it play out everywhere. There’s just a handful that seriously carries out God’s command to […]
Read moreBefore my quiet time, I glanced at the emails that had landed in my inbox through the night. The one from Willie caught my eye: I read your piece about too many flaws this morning. It feels as if you wrote it just for me. I’ retired and I struggle to find out what my […]
Read moreBelinda (not her real name) talks about her experience: I want to testify about the God-change in our workplace. I started work as a supervisor at a new subdivision. Their subdivision was going through a difficult time due to sensitive investigations in the public service. The first day that I called a meeting in the […]
Read moreI am privileged to have the opportunity to address a number of youth organisations. So, I was talking to an audience of more than a hundred high school group leaders. They were at a weekend camp for training to be leaders in their schools and to help others find their way through life. It is […]
Read moreGrandpa is visiting. We are working, so grandpa is left to his own devices. I watch him. He is constantly on his phone. By lunch time he has to go and charge his phone, because his screen time is gobbling up the battery. In the beginning, grandpa didn’t even know where to switch on a […]
Read moreAs soon as my wife finds a big bargain, she immediately comes and tells me how much money she has saved. I wonder if she’s ever paid the full price for any piece of clothing. But wait, let me find another example, I may be moving onto thin ice now! But I’m actually the same. […]
Read moreA friend shared with me an email conversation with a client to whom he had sold a sewing machine: Good afternoon I just want to thank you for the wonderful machine. I have never been as happy with a machine as I am with the one I have now. Thank you for listening to me […]
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