Sometimes, when there is a highlight in my life, a “praise the Lord!” slips out. I say “slips out”, because it’s a spontaneous reaction. Something I didn’t plan. But I have another problem with that first sentence in that it begins with “sometimes”. Why do we only praise God sometimes? Why can’t we honour Him […]
Read moreI was watching a Netflix series called The Queen’s Gambit. In the first episode the main character, Beth, and her mother was driving in the car. Her mother tells her to close her eyes and crashes into a truck in a head-to-head collision. Instantly, Beth’s status changes to that of orphan, because she doesn’t know […]
Read moreSometimes you have to go back to the original scripture to get a new perspective on the meaning of a verse. In the King James translation of 1769, which corresponds closely to the original Greek Bible, verse 14 reads as follows: … how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit […]
Read moreMy sister’s son worked hard to earn two university degrees. Like many graduates today, het then first taught in the east for a few years to earn some money. On his return to South Africa, he got a really good job. He could be quite satisfied with his progress up to then. His future looked […]
Read moreHave you made progress with your previous list? Let’s quickly read it again. And here’s another one, referring to the conduct of deacons and women. Who are normally the deacons? The men and women working in the church – all of those who believe in Jesus. All of us should work in the church. That’s […]
Read moreLife happens all the time and not always with some light background music. When we look back over our lives, each of us has a story to tell. Sometimes about the hard times. Sometimes about times when we nearly or completely lost the way. Life happens. Often hard times strike because of a stupid decision […]
Read more1So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Now that is saying a lot. I had an amazing dad who made an enormous difference in God’s world. He left deep foot prints, so deep that it makes me feel that I […]
Read morePhilippians 2:19-30 Paul gives us a glimpse of the life of a man of God. He talks about Timothy who is working very hard with him to share the Gospel with people. He really wanted to send Timothy to Philippi, but waited until things had cooled down a bit. He himself longed to return to […]
Read moreOne day I watched a movie about a man who had been sentenced to death. Death by electric chair. Getting what he deserved, because this man was a murderer. I wondered how you would feel if you had taken another person’s life? What goes through your mind when you see that person’s life leaving their […]
Read more1 Corinthians 16:5-24 Some people think that once you’ve converted you have arrived and that you can put up your feet and relax. But that’s not true. On the contrary. That is the time you have to equip yourself for your new life, because you see, there are many dangers. You won’t believe how your […]
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