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Destruction to Reconstruction – Part 3
I always thought by the time I would return to South Africa, I would be in a better condition than when I left it initially. But I wasn’t. I was lost, and very much afraid. I moved to the Western Cape for work, and in all my unpacking I found my Bible. My parents gave…
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Destruction to Reconstruction – Part 2
After school I studied and worked part-time. I was confused about my future and followed the direction my dad suggested to me. Being out of school took some pressure off of me. I could come and go with more freedom, and not having to pretend going to church or believing in God anymore. I lost…
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Destruction to Faith Reconstruction – Part 1
When I got the feeling that I will actually have to write down my own testimony, I had to think long and hard about it. Most people who know me and my ministry, knows my testimony about infertility and loss, and our miracle children. Few people know that my testimony actually goes way back to…
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Our Time vs. God’s Time
I have quite a fondness for Sarah, the wife of Abraham. [Gen. 11 to 23]. She might have wondered about it, when hearing her husband say that God has promised descendants as numerous as the stars for the two of them, [Gen. 15:1-6 NIV], looking out at the starry sky as they travelled, but her…
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Learning To Trust God Again
When we first meet Gideon in Judges 6, he doesn’t look like a hero waiting for his moment. He looks like a man trying to survive. He is tired. He is uncertain. And, although we don’t see it all in the opening scene, he is living with more grief than we might realise. For seven…
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So… Where Does The Holy Spirit Fit Into The Picture?
Most of us find it fairly easy to understand God the Father. From the time we are children, we learn the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father in heaven…” We instinctively understand the picture of a father. He is the One who gives identity, protection, provision, guidance and love. Much of what we long for from an earthly parent…
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Why Does God Want Our Participation?
If God can perform miracles in an instant, why does He invite us into the journey at all? Why doesn’t He simply accomplish His will without our mistakes, delays, questions and failures? Moses’ story is one of the few people, other than Jesus, whose whole life is recorded in the Bible from birth to death.…
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What Do We Do When Jesus Doesn’t Do What We Expected Him To Do?
Have you ever been disappointed with God? Have you ever expected Him to act differently from how He did?Have you ever wondered why He didn’t intervene when you were so sure He could? When we become believers in Christ, we are often discipled with well-intentioned, but very high and sometimes unrealistic, expectations of Jesus. Many…
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The Constant Struggle With Unforgiveness
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to inner healing is unforgiveness. When we have been deeply hurt by other people, hearing someone say, “You just need to forgive,” can almost feel impossible. Most of us grew up learning that forgiveness is an act of obedience. Jesus tells us to forgive. [Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 18:21-22; Ephesians 4:31-32.…
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Where Is Power Code Living In The Bible?
I warn you now, I am not the person to call in an emergency or crisis or pressure situation. I am the freeze-type, who needs a moment first to collect myself and my thoughts before I start to figure out what I need to do. I do not like nasty surprises, and I like my…