I was chatting to a good friend this morning. He wanted me to collect something from a friend of his who was visiting his daughter in Lynnwood. Before we ended our conversation he said, “I’ll pray for you for Sunday. Please pray for me on Sunday. We will both be preaching.” He had found out […]
Off to Home Affairs we went this morning to apply for some unabridged certificates. Just opposite Home Affairs in Nana Sita Street is a large gravel / sand parking area. The cost to park there is R15. We parked and the chap comes to me for payment. I have R50 and he wants me to […]
Today we started the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence and Femicide. Taken from www.gov.za: The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign (16 Days Campaign) is a United Nations campaign which takes place annually from 25 November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December […]
I’m sure you are like me when it comes near to month end (pay day). I needed to purchase something this afternoon and found my wallet was totally empty. I meant to go to an auto bank today, but chose to do some gardening. My dad always told us children when we asked for something […]
Have you even been confronted with what you would personally label as a dilemma? In fact, the dilemma is of such a nature that you are not sure whether to pursue something because it might be either immoral, unethical or both. You have this challenge and you are confused … what do you do? You […]
We have a small Sunday Evening Gathering at our home where we are studying the Old Testament Book of Malachi. Tonight we opened up chapter 3:13-18. After the study we have a Q & A time where people may pass comments or ask questions. Tonight a good friend raised a good conversation point around the […]
When I was a kid at Sunday School, they used a system of giving points each Sunday for attendance, memory verse and participation. Each Sunday a roll call was taken in our small classes of 6 to 10. Boys and girls were separated with boys having a male teacher and girls a female teacher. The […]
After doing the lawns today Jenny asked me whether I was going to water the garden and lawns. I said I was intending to do it later in the day when it started to cool down. Then I decided to check the weather app and found a 90% chance of 20-40 mm of rain in […]
I have explained at length that my iPhone was giving problems regarding the storage. Roy tried to help me from the USA. His friend who is in South Africa for a few days tried to help on Tuesday. I chatted to another friend yesterday. He was willing to help me upload video messages from his […]
Have you heard people say, “Speak the truth in love” or “I was speaking the truth in love” or even “you need to speak the truth in love”? I met with a pastor friend today, and in our talking we mentioned “speaking the truth in love”, to which he said, “Many people do not listen […]