Here is a sentence every Christian has heard before often: God has a plan for your life! It is a great thing to know as you struggle to find your way in life and strive to make sense of random and sometimes

This week two things were announced in the national media in South Africa. Even if you do not live in South Africa, I think you will get the point I am about to make and be able to identify. It is so ironic

Relationships can be complicated and that counts for all relationships. Parents and children can sometimes struggle as much as anyone else to get along well. I’m sure we have all experienced tension in

I am having a lot of fun writing this blog. It has been especially rewarding to hear from readers. Thank you for every comment and like, but an especially big thank you for every email and resulting

I wish for you apples, lots and lots of apples. And that in all the apples that come your way, you will be all you should be. It is also my hope that you will be encouraged by this blog. However, for any

As a pastor, I have often lamented that my job is never done. When you are a builder building a house, the job has a start and a finish. It is not a small job, nor an easy job. The list of things that

Years ago, a friend of mine went through a phase where he was desperate to find ‘the one’, get married and settle down. Our circle of friends (students all) consisted of confirmed bachelors and he came

Years ago, a friend of mine went through a phase where he was desperate to find ‘the one’, get married and settle down. Our circle of friends (students all) consisted of confirmed bachelors and he came

There is a couple of things about today’s blog that is somewhat unusual. It may not be obvious to you, the reader and therefore I am going to highlight it for you. The pictures I am using here is not from

During my childhood, our family attended a traditional Pentecostal church. In this tradition, members would participate in different ways during services. There were times when individuals were invited

This blogging thing is hard work. I am still very new at this and have found it interesting to read about the struggles of others doing the same thing. In the move from being a consumer of social media

This series of three blog posts based on a favourite worship song has a single purpose. It is my hope that you will be motivated to pray a prayer that will have a very significant impact on you. I want

In this final instalment of the series, we will look at this prayer from a different angle. It is an awesome prayer to pray and when God answers you, life will never be the same. I hope you will pray it

This is the second instalment of this series about praying the life-changing prayer ‘Open the eyes of my heart, Lord’. You can find the first here. My hope is that you will join me in praying this prayer.

Paul Baloche, the famous worship leader and songwriter, says that the “bottom line of praise and worship music is to get people to sing their prayers.” He certainly got this right for me when he wrote

This coming week South Africans will be celebrating Mandela Day on Thursday, 18 July. It is a day where everyone makes an extra effort to volunteer time and effort to improve some aspect of our communities

God’s Frequently Asked Questions is the first series I have published in this blog. The response of readers from all over the world has been amazing and I am greatly encouraged to continue this way of

Did you know that God asks questions? And did you know that every now and then he will ask a question of you? This is the fourth and last instalment (for now) of a series on God’s frequently asked questions.

Did you know that God asks questions? And did you know that every now and then he will ask a question of you? This is the second instalment of a series on God’s frequently asked questions. You can find

Did you know that God asks questions? And did you know that every now and then he will ask a question of you? This is the second instalment of a series on God’s frequently asked questions. You can find