Have you ever lost it or lost control of yourself when you’re angry or mad? What if I saw you getting angry and said, “You’re a fool”? What would you think? Or, what if I saw you getting mad and said, “Hey, you’re behaving foolishly”? How would you feel? You would probably get even angrier… Continue reading Pro 14v29 – You’re a fool!
Have you heard the story of the whale and the worm? In the story of Jonah, Jonah attempts to run away from God. God had instructed him to warn the people of Nineveh, an enemy city, that if they didn’t change their evil ways, they would be destroyed. Caught in a storm on a ship,… Continue reading Jon 4v11 – The whale and the worm
Is the glass half empty or half full? This phrase helps us gauge our attitude, especially when facing life’s challenges. It prompts us to ask: Are things getting better or worse? However, Jesus doesn’t merely offer us a glass that’s half full or half empty. Instead, He presents us with something far greater. In John… Continue reading Joh 4v13-14 – Half empty of full?
The Book of Job is one of my favourite books in the Bible. The narrative description of the depth of God’s knowledge, the intricacy of his wisdom, and the vastness of his reign leave me in awe every time I read the final chapters. But what really stood out to me this time was the… Continue reading Job 40v8 – It’s God’s fault!
“Wow”, we gush, looking in awe as the tap turns and water comes out. “That’s awesome”. For most of us, this would hardly be considered noteworthy. This was true for us until a devastating flood, in a somewhat ironic twist, caused us to have water everywhere but nowhere. With pipes destroyed by the flood, it… Continue reading 1Th 5v18 – Thankful
On occasion, we have a crazy bird that comes and visits our car. It perches on the side mirror and then tilts over and sees its reflection. Immediately, it becomes angry at another similar looking rival being in its territory. And so it furiously pecks its equally angry mirror twin. While we can laugh at… Continue reading Mar 12v37 – Silly birds
Don’t you love the feeling of unwrapping something you have been looking forward to for a long time? Recently, for me, it was a new laptop. After years of enduring my old and somewhat cantankerous machine, I was finally given a new laptop. However, within days of receiving it, the screen malfunctioned. Frustratingly, I turned… Continue reading 1Th 5v18 – Gratitude
The other day, I had to drive from Franschhoek to Cape Town. I had a meeting at 8 a.m., and I naively thought I could make the drive in 1 hour and 15 min. But there was something I forgot to consider: Traffic, Cape Town Traffic! I watched in despair as my estimated arrival time… Continue reading Psa 37v8 – Be Still
We all know that familiar feeling of excitement you get a couple of days before you go on a holiday. The anxious countdown where you can’t wait to just escape for a couple of days. As we headed deep into the mountains to a secluded cabin, that feeling dissipated as rain began to pour down… Continue reading Phi 4v19 – Never disappointed
It’s the end. Friends are sharing their eulogies. My eulogies. I listen as they give thanks for what I did, and say how much they will miss me. It’s lovely to hear. No, I am not dead, but it is the end of my 40-year association with my university, where I was first a student… Continue reading Pro 15v23 – The farewell