Blog List 3 - Gospel Bites

Daily Bread

Daily messages of encouragement and instruction from God’s Word

Pursue peace

We all want peace in our lives. However, we confuse tranquillity with peace. Lying on a tranquil beach is not the same as peace...

The Sign

Near our home, the scenic Franschhoek pass winds its way over the mountain. While most who drive it notice the beautiful scenery, few pay...

Flying in clouds

I’m flying in a small plane and all is well until suddenly the clouds close in. The pilot needs to rely totally on his [...

The wrong questions

Why did this happen? Who is to blame? These are the most asked and unanswered questions. Whether it be a small thing like a...

My eyes have seen

Close your eyes and visualize a field of flowers, stretching out to the horizon. Vibrant orange and yellow blend perfectly with swathes of pale...

The shortest prayer

Some have called Nehemiah the second shortest man in the Bible (knee-high Miah 🤣), but while that’s a joke, he does pray the shortest [...

Towers or Ladders?

830 meters. 160 stories. It’s the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Since the beginning of time, we have been obsessed with reaching heaven. [&h...

A new king!

A new king! However, he is so young. A huge burden lies on his shoulders as enemies threaten the kingdom. And so when God...

The Gate to Freedom

They close and open. They conceal and reveal. They admit and release. Gates. Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the [...

Where you go

“Follow me. I will show you”, the boy says to us. We are on the Mount of Olives looking for the Church of the [&h...

Looking inside

I’m surrounded by an assortment of people at the marathon start. Old. Young. Tall. Short. Thin. Large. I would never have thought that some [...

Misty cross

On the mountain behind our home is a cross. Its bright white colour stands out in stark contrast to the dark rocky terrain. Over...