If you’ve ever lived in Africa, you’ve heard about the plight of the rhinos. For their protection, they have their horns removed to keep them safe from poachers. An interesting phenomenon is that no matter how often a rhino’s horn is shaved off, it will always grow back, which unfortunately means they are at risk… Continue reading 1Jo 2v4 – Your rhino horn
Today, God has a powerful message for you. Hosea shares our way back to God when our sins have led us astray. What was Israel’s sin? “Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made.“ (Hosea 14:3). Just like Israel, we… Continue reading Hos 14v4 – Returning to God
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
There was a King who wanted his debts to be settled. They brought him a man who owed him millions of dollars. The king demanded payment. The man begged for mercy, and the king forgave all his debts. This same man had a servant who owed him only 1000 dollars. He refused to forgive him… Continue reading Mat 18v35 – The unforgiving prison
My marathon training was halted due to an Achilles injury. After a visit to the physio, I learned that my Achilles was not the issue but rather an imbalance in my hamstrings. After some further rehab, I realised that the hamstring imbalance was due to a weakness in my glutes. So I focused on fixing… Continue reading Joh 6v35 – Root cause analysis
Does it matter how an egg is broken? Maybe the chef in you will want to explain the best single-handed breaking style. However, while there are many ways to break an egg, only one brings life. And that is when the egg is broken from the inside. It’s only then that new life emerges, and… Continue reading Psa 51v17 – Broken egg
If there is one thing that is really frustrating it’s the small, innocent-looking, seemingly helpless single sock. I’m sure you know the feeling. When you bought the socks they came in a pair and then all of a sudden one day there is only one. Maybe there is an alien planet, Socktopia where all single… Continue reading Eze 34v16 – The missing sock
I recently listened to a well-known podcast speaker explaining why he never wanted to claim to believe in God because believing means acting. He felt he could never act and live like belief in God requires, and only Jesus could truly claim belief. At one level, what he said is correct. Claiming to believe something… Continue reading 1Co 4v20 – Do you really believe?
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 was paying for parking at the pay station next to which stood a parking attendant. Seeing her holding a wad of cash, which she had cleared from the machine, I held out my hand, saying I would accept R50 for parking here. Seeing her confusion, I jokingly quipped, “You don’t pay us to park… Continue reading Mat 5v48 – Like Dad