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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...
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...
Pick your pattern
Forgiveness is certainly easier said than done, but God calls us to forgive. To forgive our brothers and sisters not just once, not even...
Patterns of the times
Reality reveals itself to us in patterns. This is true in both the natural and spiritual. Wisdom teaches us to identify patterns from learning...
The ultimate human race
Sipping my wine, I’m watching the end of the Ultimate Human Race – the Comrades Marathon. It’s the world’s largest ultramarathon, with over 20,000 [&hel...
The Bird Riddle
Three birds are sitting on a tree. One decides to fly away. How many birds are left on the tree? It’s giving the wrong [...