I constantly say that we should not necessarily tell people about the Lord with words, but rather by our actions. As the saying goes: example is better than precept. It’s easier to follow the actions of others than to copy their words. And to make matters worse, someone might even say. “Don’t do as I […]
Read moreTo pronounce a blessing on someone or something was quite common in the Bible. In the first chapter, God speaks the blessing over the sea animals and birds by telling them to be fruitful and multiply on earth. Just a little further on, God pronounces almost the same blessing on Adam and Eve and adds […]
Read moreIn 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. […]
Read moreThree years ago my friend bought himself an UP! (My cousin always said it like: “UP exclamation mark”.) When I met up with him for the first time after he had bought the car, he couldn’t stop talking about it. Immediately after the meeting, we had to go down so that he could show me […]
Read moreWe’re focusing on our calling. Two pieces back the simple instruction was: Go! Go! And the previous one warned us not to use the convenience of one of the excuses in our arsenal to hide from our calling. Now Paul has another good suggestion: 12And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young. Teach […]
Read more17… help you in every good thing you say and do (Living Bible). For me, Connie is a wonderful example of what one should say and do: I really try to witness for God here at work. Just as I am, in all my weakness, but guided by his wonderful Holy Spirit that lives and […]
Read moreIn the early days of our ministry I wrote a story about moerse gaps, an Afrikaans swear word describing something very big. It was a letter to my friend whose dad had died in a car accident and I wanted to describe the enormous gap that his dad had left behind with his sudden and […]
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