Daily Bite
Like little children – Instinct
Recently I learned from my daughter, after the birth of her son, about something called breast crawl. Every newborn, when placed skin to skin...
God of power
If you’ve ever experienced a summer thunderstorm in the Drakensberg, you’ll know its immense power. The heat of a lightning strike—five times hotter than [&hel...
Labyrinth lesson
While camping on the West Coast of South Africa, we came across a labyrinth. I decided to walk it slowly, aiming for the centre...
Who is the church?
I remember the priest of my childhood church always asking the same question – “Who is the church?”. We would then respond in chorus, [&h...
Slave to freedom
Be a slave to freedom. It sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s how we, as believers, are called to live. Why? Because in this [...
Green Leaf
“Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.” (Proverbs 11:28) – It’s not trust that [&hel...
Uncomfortable commands
Some of Jesus’ commands are uncomfortable. It’s easy to read them and move on to something else. But when Jesus dedicates nearly an entire [&h...
A lesson from a beetle
Have you heard the high-pitched sound of a cicada buzzing in the summer air? The cicada is a fascinating little creature. It spends six...
Thank You, Lord
After experiencing terrible floods last year, we were nervous when there was a forecast for bad weather. We prayed it wouldn’t be the same. [...
Walking in love
We love walking – walking in the mountains, walking in nature, walking in scenic villages, walking in any interesting place. But, while these may...
The strangling weed
I was walking along a path in the mountains when I came across a small bush being strangled by a snake-like weed. It made...