A thousand years ago, the only means of transportation was a horse or donkey, and most people lived difficult lives totally reliant on their land. There were no modern conveniences or health care, and the average life expectancy was only 35 years! Today’s average life expectancy, thanks to good hygiene and modern healthcare, is 73… Continue reading Psa 90v4 – A thousand years ago
Recently we did a Safari through several African countries. At the borders, there is one common question they all ask – “Where are you going?” Some people reply with a detailed itinerary, while others simply give their next destination. We are all travelling through the land of Life, and the same question should be answered.… Continue reading Phi 3v20 – Where are you going?
We were recently blessed to spend a week in the Kruger National Park. On any safari, the most sought after experience is a cat sighting. And so we studied the maps, plotted the best routes, rose at dawn, and drove to dusk, all in search of illusive felines. However, our efforts were to no avail.… Continue reading Eph 2v8-9 – The sighting!
I have found so much inspiration, hope and encouragement from the book of Psalms. Memorising some of your favourite verses can help you as you face life’s challenges. Today I would like us to meditate on some of the words of David in Psalm 143. David offers us sound wisdom on how we should approach… Continue reading Psa 143v8 – Meditating on Psalms
It’s a perfect evening. We are sitting on our camping chairs right at the edge of the massive fish river canyon in Namibia. A glass of wine in hand and the golden African sun slowly sinking below the horizon. There is no one else around, just the sound of the wind and the birds chirping… Continue reading Isa 26v3 – Try His peace
In business school, we were taught the key elements associated with acts of fraud. We learnt about a concept called the “fraud triangle”, which states that in most cases of fraud, three elements are present – Incentive, Opportunity, and Rationalization. These three elements are ever present, not only in the business world with financial fraud… Continue reading Rom 8v10 – Fraud Triangle
Our family were travelling in a busy town in Botswana. I was busy typing a message about the time we would be arriving at the border. I was about to type “3pm” and was thinking of putting “God willing” after the time, but then I decided we shouldn’t have delays. Two seconds later, we were… Continue reading Jam 4v15 – God willing
One experience you get from camping in Namibia is being constantly surrounded by dust. Your tent, feet, clothes, car all get covered in dust. Etosha gets so dry that they need to create man-made waterholes for the animals to get enough water. All the animals will walk for hours just to get a few sips… Continue reading Joh 4v14 – Dust
For my son to participate in the university’s program, we must crawl through a narrow space. “This is crazy”, I think as we slither on our bellies. I awake. It’s a silly dream. Dream worlds are informed by our waking world, but why do we have to obey our waking world’s rules? I could have… Continue reading Eph 5v14 – Dream World
How do we get closer to God? How do we talk to God? How do we hear God? These are questions we’ve all had at some time. Non-believers sometimes ask, “If God spoke to people so often in the Bible, why has he stopped doing so today?” Most Christians would answer that God still speaks… Continue reading Psa 24v1 – Hearing God