Daily Bread
Daily messages of encouragement and instruction from God’s Word
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. [...
Surprising nature
One morning, we went for a cycle in the nature reserve close to our home. The most gorgeous orange-breasted sunbird flew just in front...
Gift to your children
We celebrated Father’s Day recently, and one thing we decided to do was find a verse that we felt related to our dad. The [...
Message from God
Today’s gospel bite was written by the apostle Paul. It’s a call from our creator to repent and seek him. “The God who made [&hel...
The phone call
I’m sure you know people like this – those who only call when they want something from you. When you see them calling, you [...
What’s my purpose?
What’s my purpose? Without purpose, we don’t have direction, and without direction, life is meaningless. Many today live purposeless lives or selfish purposes that [&h...
The Point of Growth
My wife and I enjoy “heaven and earth” walks. On these walks, we do our best to allow the natural world around us to...
Activated Worship
I spent many years of my academic life developing and teaching educators to apply an activated classroom teaching approach. The basic idea was that...
Choose your lens
Most researchers use a theoretical paradigm to help them understand reality. However, this “lens” affects what they see. Someone using critical theory may focus [&h...
The water source
Recently, I hiked to the Sphinx in the Drakensberg. I am always in awe of the cascading waterfalls and fresh, gurgling streams. It made...
Pursue or ensue?
I was listening to an interesting discussion on the Blue Zones. These are small areas scattered around the world where there are an unusually...