Daily Bread
Daily messages of encouragement and instruction from God’s Word
This is Kingdom living
While listening to my daily Bible readings, I was struck by Paul’s words in Romans 14 and 15 about what Kingdom life is really [...
You’re on mute
One of the most common phrases in our modern Zoom world is, “You’re on mute.” Someone is speaking, lips moving, but no one hears [&hel...
Masterpiece in progress
As I sat in our Airbnb, a beautiful but neglected home with so much potential, I found myself imagining all the ways it could...
Divine accounting
In the Jewish law, every 50 years marked a profound event—the Year of Jubilee. It was an economic reset. If you’d lost your property [&h...
Let’s celebrate
Let’s celebrate! Two words that lift the heart because something good has happened. Yet some people rarely celebrate, while others celebrate everything – from [...
Who are you following?
Some years ago, I travelled to Australia to speak at a Bible conference. Shortly after arriving, my host took me to a youth event...
To Hell and back
We’ve just come back from a trip to Hell and back. Literally. It’s a remote campsite deep in the Swartberg mountains, called The Hell. [&h...
Marathon of faith
Recently I got to run a marathon. While I’ve done many over the years, they’re still a great challenge. This time, I had the [&h...
What’s wrong?
One of the most beautiful things Jesus ever says is His explanation that He is the bread of life. “I am the bread of [...
The multiplication principle
There is a basic principle in mathematics: zero multiplied by any number – no matter how grear – will always equal zero. But this...
The fallen tree
I noticed a fallen tree recently that must have come down years ago. The trunk lay on the ground, partly hollowed out, yet new...