Daily Bread
Daily messages of encouragement and instruction from God’s Word
Do you remember me?
Have you ever been in a situation where you meet or see someone and think to yourself, wow, that person looks familiar, maybe, maybe...
Spiritual fitness
I was running a 15k and dreading it. Four years ago, when I was running ultramarathons, this distance would have felt like a walk...
Testing of character
Why do things go wrong in life? When one issue after another arises, we can find it difficult. In the story of Joseph, as...
Good news about the bad news
“No place safe in Gaza as fighting rages”. “Deadly earthquake strikes Nepal”. “Hundreds missing as Hurricane hits Mexico”. We are living in a world […]...
The helmet
We all know how important wearing a helmet is when you go cycling. So how was it, about a year ago, that I was...
The unforgiving prison
There was a King who wanted his debts to be settled. They brought him a man who owed him millions of dollars. The king...
Motivated to achieve
Recently, our team, the Springboks, won the Rugby World Cup Championship. Now, wherever I go I see kids playing rugby. It’s amazing how motivated [...
The resurrection plant
There is an extraordinary tumbleweed plant that blows across the desert. Called the resurrection plant, it may have been dead for 100 years until...
It will be good news
The gospels promise us the hope of good news in our trials. However, sometimes the ‘space in between’ makes it hard always to believe. [&h...
Amazing Flying
I’m flying, and the pilot comes on and says we are travelling 10km high up in the sky at 1000 km/ h. Outside, the [...
You can see God
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8). What an amazing blessing from Jesus. But our hearts are not [&h...