3As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. 4They’ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they’re animals. A few years ago, all Sunday […]
Read moreIn an email from New Zealand someone asked me to comment on an email in which the author clearly spelled out to the readers what is going to happen to people who are not serious about God in their lives. And he didn’t mince his words at all. The author was seriously concerned about lost […]
Read moreI am amazed by the growth of the crossroads.com ministry. It’s more than a few ten thousand – all glory to God. I can still remember that day right at the start when I experienced that the Lord had led me to pull the stuff I was writing into shape and send it to a […]
Read more8So don’t be embarrassed to speak up for our Master or for me, his prisoner. I wonder if Timothy told his friends about his mentor being in jail. Wouldn’t it have held him back a little? Wouldn’t it have made the people to whom he was bringing the Gospel wonder a little bit? Was it […]
Read moreAt university I served on the committee that organised missionary week. Every night during this specific week there was a big event with an international speaker. I was responsible for preparing the lower level of the Student Centre, known as the Neelsie, for the many missionaries to set up exhibitions of their organisations. Every year […]
Read moreMy father-in-law sent me this story: A little boy longed to meet the Heavenly Father. He realised it would take some time to travel to where the Lord lived. So he put a bag of chips and a six-pack of fruit juice in his backpack and started his journey. About three blocks from his home […]
Read moreIn the radio program Monitor on RSG politicians pay tribute to Van Zyl Slabbert, past leader of the PFP. Many people respected him. One person from the ANC said that Van Zyl was a man of integrity and then he said what his own son had to say about integrity. His son had said that […]
Read moreWhen you have a Damascus experience like Paul, it changes your life radically. Before, Paul killed Christians; now he supports the other side 100%. He is driven to use all his energy to tell people about Jesus. When you meet Jesus face to face, everything changes to completely. No prison can stop Paul. No stick […]
Read moreI watched a Facebook film on how the disciples died. Peter was crucified upside down. Andrew and Philips were also crucified. Thomas and Matthew were stabbed with a spear. Luke was hanged. Mark died after being dragged by horses through the streets. John was boiled in oil but survived. He was the only disciple who […]
Read moreOne of the most difficult appointments I had to do in business was to appoint reps. Those guys who have to go out into the world to sell your product. They must be hugely excited about your product so that they can persuade others to be just as excited and buy your product. It is […]
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