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Covid-19 Devotionals

Are My Possessions Mine?

Yesterday we dealt with money. Today, I want to return to a similar theme, except this time including all possessions. Very often we all refer to our possessions and finances as ours. It’s my house, my car, my furniture, my cellphone, my tablet, my laptop, my money! And because it’s “mine”, we feel we can […]

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Honour God and He Will Honour You

Today I want to tell you two stories. The first is a story of a man came to me in 1986. He came explaining that should he not fulfil the wishes of another person, that person would report him to the Revenue Department for tax evasion. He was filled with panic and fear. I cannot […]

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Trusting God in the Storm

Sunday is always a slow day during lock down. We connected to Christ Church Midrand and participated in their Sunday Morning Worship service. As I write, the thunder seems to indicate that the rains are about to fall. Praise the Lord for that. Believe me–I just wrote that and then the lightening, thunder and wind […]

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Grace – the Missing Puzzle Piece

I want to give credit to our family in Naperville, outside Chicago, for the illustration and theme I use today. Every Saturday late afternoon, we visit them for about 2 hours via Skype. Today we tried Zoom, where our grandchildren, Nathan and Luke, and then our daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Roy, logged in separately […]

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Short Back and Sides

I am happy that as the weather cooled, I could miss mowing the lawn on Monday. This enabled me to get back to my Friday schedule … today. Because the grass is wet in the mornings, I decided to trim the bushes and ground cover along the house side. As I went along, my “trim” […]

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A Biblical Reflection on Marital Strife

I have been speaking about prophecy recently. Forgive me for returning to the core of this subject again. I have been counseling someone on an ad hoc basis. I did it again today via a telephonic link. He and his wife were divorced in December after a period of strife and trial. In listening to […]

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The Sacrificial Love of Husband and Wife

I mentioned yesterday that I am busy doing pre-marital counseling. Today we dealt with the Biblical understanding of a wife and a husband. The Biblical material is extremely provocative and deep, showing, if understood, that marriage is the safest relationship to be in! Naturally, marriage is based upon love–true love that is not self-centered or […]

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The Known and the Unknown

After my counseling session today, we had lunch, followed by a snooze and then a few phone calls. When speaking to a close friend, he told me how he put six eggs on to boil before going outside to do something. He said that suddenly there was an explosion, and, as a military man, he […]

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An Unchangeable Will

I started a counseling course today for some folk. We spoke over Skype at length about five various issues. Three of them are: Wills This is extremely vital to have in place. Whether you marry with an Ante Nuptial Contract, or in Community of Property or in Community of Property with an Accrual System, it […]

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Distorting Scripture

Like most people, Jenny and I watched a church service on YouTube today. The message was a good one, with good exposition and good application. Whist preaching, the speaker said: “And Adam ate from the apple”. This is a common mistake people often make. I remember in our Children’s Church, the leaders would speak of […]