A simple Google search of self-help books will come up with various options to improve your life for the right price. Thousands of years before Kindle and Amazon became digital libraries, there was a different best-selling book of its time, the book of Proverbs. Back then, there was one influencer whose teachings brought wisdom to… Continue reading Pro 26v20 – The Self-Help Expert
A close family member’s actions have hurt you. You continue to have negative thoughts about them and find it difficult to forgive them. You pray to God to forgive you for all your sins, but in your heart, you have not yet fully forgiven them. You still feel angry and upset and even find it… Continue reading Joe 2:13 – Heart tear
We all want peace in our lives. However, we confuse tranquillity with peace. Lying on a tranquil beach is not the same as peace. Our worries and fears can still trouble us. In fact, Jesus was able to sleep in a small boat that was sinking in a storm (Luke 8:23) – that’s divine peace.… Continue reading Psa 34:14 – Pursue peace
“Follow me. I will show you”, the boy says to us. We are on the Mount of Olives looking for the Church of the Ascension. He leads us through an increasingly dodgy maze of roads. When we express our concern, he replies, “No. just follow me.” It’s then that we hear him whistle, and answering… Continue reading Rut 1:16 – Where you go
“Come and sit, the meal is ready.” We are seated around a table. While this scene is sadly unusual in our eat-in-front-of-the-TV world, this was even more unusual. We are camping in Botswana, meters away from hippos and crocodiles. Our campfire light dances across our table while a hyena whoop wafts in the night air.… Continue reading Luk 12:27 – The dinner table
Levi, Prada, Nike, Gucci. Brands and labels are very powerful. Many people are prepared to spend a lot of money to buy these brands or get the right to be associated with them. These brands make us think we will be admired by others. Yet besides an illusion of admiration, there is little more an… Continue reading Joh 1:12 – Brand New
I am looking at a painting done by a master artist. The colours, the textures, the detail, the composition, the story it tells, are all just incredible. It’s mind-blowing. I don’t stand alone in wonder and awe. “The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call… Continue reading Psa 65:8 – The Artist
“Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”” (Galatians 4:6) – Stop and consider for a moment the wonder of this verse. That God who is all-powerful should be worshipped with reverent fear, and awe is obvious. However, for this all-powerful… Continue reading Gal 4:6 – Dad