Luk 23:34 – Right or righteous?
You are in the middle of an intense argument and the other person has just made some convincing points. You are about to tell...
Phi 3:20-21 – Where are you from?
We are driving along a remote Namibian road when we are stopped by a police officer. After asking for my license, he says, “I [...
Heb 1:7 – Campfire
Lion, elephant, hippo, and hyena, are all real possibilities as uninvited guests at our campsite in Chobe, Botswana. While the sun shines it seems...
Eph 6:16 – Ring barked
Elephants love stripping the bark from trees to get to the nutrient rich moist layers beneath the bark. However, trees are clever so they...
Psa 63:1 – The dry river
Stark, dry, lifeless. Skeletal trees thrust claw-like branches heavenwards. It’s Deadvlei, in the Namib desert. These silent sentinels are all that remain of what [...
Psa 28:7 – God’s shield
Employees at Starbucks are taught to use their apron as a shield. What does this mean? When customers are complaining or hurling insults, employees...
Tit 2v11 – The Grace teacher
God’s Word is living and like anything living it changes revealing new things to us all the time. Today I experienced this reading Titus [...
Isa 26:3 – Trusting to fall
I was standing on the balcony of an apartment with with my Grampy. “It’s funny how man trusts man,” he said as he pointed [&hel...
Psa 37:23-24 – Rocky paths
As we make the steep descent down into the Fish River canyon we are faced with trying to find a path. One path has...