“It’s Doctor, not Mister!” You might have heard someone say this or request you use some other title when addressing them. In life, we all end up in different positions – some as the CEOs of organisations and others the cleaners, some as doctors or professors and others as secretaries. While all these positions are… Continue reading Gal 3v28 – A Handy lesson
Many roads where we live are named after people who I assume were once well-known. However, now few know who they are. The tradition of naming things after people happens all over the world., but after a few generations, most have no idea who the person was. In Psalms 49:11-13 we read about those who… Continue reading Mal 3v16 – Street names
We were recently hiking in the Cederberg, a stunning area of South Africa with incredible rock formations and many Khoi-San paintings in the caves along the paths. This is amazing evidence that these tribes once lived in this area. People came from all over the world to see these paintings. Yet it is a sad… Continue reading Psa 95v6 – The Creators
I’m sure by this point in your life, you’ve heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. The story’s message is that it is not about how fast you start but how strong you finish. The Gospels are full of stories with important messages, which in the Bible are called parables. Parables, like the… Continue reading Mat 13v11 – Tell a story
What makes us acceptable in the eyes of God? The apostle Paul thought he had ticked every box. “I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel…a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. I was so zealous…I obeyed the law without… Continue reading Phi 3v9 – My good list
Recently I visited a motor museum that houses one of the largest private collections of cars. Inside four large buildings are housed an incredible array of old cars, from original Model T Fords to Formula 1 cars. Two things struck me besides the extraordinary value of the cars. The first was the fantastic condition of… Continue reading 1Co 3v16 – The motor museum
How’s this for a poem that captures the sad state of so many people’s lives – “You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with… Continue reading Hag 1v6 – Unfulfilled
Nearby where we live is a small dam that we sometimes run past. While the water level fluctuates with the season and rains, this year, with the arrival of the winter rains, the dam did not fill. It leaks and now is simply a big hole with some mud on the bottom – unsightly and… Continue reading Jer 2v13 – The empty dam
We recently attended a literary festival, and one of the sessions was hosted in a maritime museum. The author had written a novel about some of the brave sailors who fought during the Second World. After the session, we journeyed back in time, exploring the navy relics in the museum. Looking at the trunks, the… Continue reading Psa 39v4 – Dusty relics
Two thousand years ago, the Bible writers described what the last days would look like before Jesus returns. While some passages describe unstable political situations and an unstable natural earth (Luke 21:8-11), Paul tells us about individuals – you and me. “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will… Continue reading 2Ti 3v1-5 – Terrible Times