With all the drama in the State Capture Commission, the arrests this past week of top level politicians for corruption and the battles being played out in political parties, one often overlooks other news items that seem to be drowned out or blurred from sight. Over this weekend, five motorists were caught traveling between 164 […]
Today I want to mention two stories. The first is that yesterday, our friend’s wife came home after delivering her baby on Tuesday night. As I could not visit her or speak with her, I decided to give her a call and congratulate the new mommy. Both mother and father are on cloud nine! I […]
For weeks (maybe in excess of two to three months), a main water pipe has been leaking almost a kilometer from where we live. The municipality has sent teams to repair this leak on many occasions, but each time the pipe remains leaking. The leak is a steady stream that dams up the huge hole […]
Today was the third funeral I have taken this year. The friend who passed away joined us when we tried a church plant in Irene/Centurion fourteen-odd years ago and was part of the Bible Study in Centurion for older folk. He died on 25 September after a very short illness … although by his own […]
Today we decided to visit a nursery because we need some ground cover and other small plants for our log rock garden. Because of lockdown, we don’t travel much or too far, so I decided to surprise Jenny by taking her to a Garden Center quite a way from us. We arrived at the Garden […]
Do you do things that result in disaster on purpose? I am more than certain you don’t, yet there are times when you do things that result is the disaster (I’m using the word “disaster” in a general way). I needed to do home counseling today. Jenny stayed at home. Before my return, I gave […]
If you are married, did you have a pre-marital course to prepare you for marriage? Jenny and I are just under 5 months shy of been married for 50 years. Before we were married, we arranged to meet with the pastor. He saw us for about 30 minutes and then married us a few months […]
Today we are 185 days into lockdown and 271 days into the year. The 10th month is almost here. As you look back over this period of time, what have you missed the most? What is it that you were used to and enjoyed and then missed, especially once lock down hit us? Some might […]
I received a call this morning from an elderly lady who lives in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. She and her late husband were founder members of one of the church’s there. They were and she still is at 88 very evangelistic. Her heart beats for the Gospel. Few people escape being told about Jesus […]
I like to cut the lawn edges before I mow the lawns because any grass cuttings left on the lawn will be sucked up into the lawn mower’s grass catcher. Friday is, weather permitting, grass cutting day. So, there I was cutting the edges with the weed eater. I use two extension cords. One had […]