Mat 24v7-8 – Good news about the bad news
“No place safe in Gaza as fighting rages”. “Deadly earthquake strikes Nepal”. “Hundreds missing as Hurricane hits Mexico”. We are living in a world […]...
Eph 6v17 – The helmet
We all know how important wearing a helmet is when you go cycling. So how was it, about a year ago, that I was...
Mat 18v35 – The unforgiving prison
There was a King who wanted his debts to be settled. They brought him a man who owed him millions of dollars. The king...
Heb 6v12 – Motivated to achieve
Recently, our team, the Springboks, won the Rugby World Cup Championship. Now, wherever I go I see kids playing rugby. It’s amazing how motivated [...
1Co 15v52 – The resurrection plant
There is an extraordinary tumbleweed plant that blows across the desert. Called the resurrection plant, it may have been dead for 100 years until...
Heb 13v5 – It will be good news
The gospels promise us the hope of good news in our trials. However, sometimes the ‘space in between’ makes it hard always to believe. [&h...
Psa 91v2 – Amazing Flying
I’m flying, and the pilot comes on and says we are travelling 10km high up in the sky at 1000 km/ h. Outside, the [...
Mat 5v8 – You can see God
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8). What an amazing blessing from Jesus. But our hearts are not [&h...
Luk 11v13 – Giving Good Gifts
Your five-year-old son runs into the house and asks you for a drink of water. Will you give him poison? It’s a crazy question. [...
Heb 11v6 – Complete faith
I am seated in a plane and about to take off. It is a metal box with two metal arms protruding from either side...
1Co 15v57 – Won by (the) One!
The Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. The tension, the stress. South Africa win by one point. The excitement! The Rugby World Cup semi-finals. The tension...