Daily Bread
Daily messages of encouragement and instruction from God’s Word
God’s preparation
The day begins with our morning run. It’s always a great opportunity to think – fresh air and no distractions, as long as the [...
Right or righteous?
You are in the middle of an intense argument and the other person has just made some convincing points. You are about to tell...
Where are you from?
We are driving along a remote Namibian road when we are stopped by a police officer. After asking for my license, he says, “I [...
Campfire
Lion, elephant, hippo, and hyena, are all real possibilities as uninvited guests at our campsite in Chobe, Botswana. While the sun shines it seems...
Ring barked
Elephants love stripping the bark from trees to get to the nutrient rich moist layers beneath the bark. However, trees are clever so they...
The dry river
Stark, dry, lifeless. Skeletal trees thrust claw-like branches heavenwards. It’s Deadvlei, in the Namib desert. These silent sentinels are all that remain of what [...
God’s shield
Employees at Starbucks are taught to use their apron as a shield. What does this mean? When customers are complaining or hurling insults, employees...
The Grace teacher
God’s Word is living and like anything living it changes revealing new things to us all the time. Today I experienced this reading Titus [...
Trusting to fall
I was standing on the balcony of an apartment with with my Grampy. “It’s funny how man trusts man,” he said as he pointed [&hel...
Rocky paths
As we make the steep descent down into the Fish River canyon we are faced with trying to find a path. One path has...