Taxi Bullying
Similar to other large cities, Johannesburg has very intense car traffic and one can spend much time in the buzz of it, especially if there is load shedding (the rationing…
Let’s love our family!
One of these days during my daily walk in a beautiful neighbourhood close to my house in Edenvale, I was ferociously confronted by a lapwing bird, also known as peewit,…
Secret Pal
During the Christmas season it is common in the various circles that we live in, be it in the section where we work, the church group we attend, or amongst…
What if it were true?
The Santa Claus legend, which has broadly been explored by commerce, has its origin in Christian Western culture and tells us about a nice old man with long hair and…
Where is the baby?
Several times my wife and I would look at each other and ask: “where is the baby?” Apprehensively we would search the house looking for our baby girl and would…
The apron and the abuse
Some years ago the women’s ministries invited my father to be a judge in an apron contest. My poor dad didn’t have a clue how to judge the craftsmanship shown…
Eden Syndrome
When God created Eve in the garden of Eden, Adam became overwhelmingly happy. He had been living by himself, seeing all the animals with their partners, but not having someone…
Plumb Line Protestantism
The plumb line is an old building tool that helps the constructor to correctly erect the walls. It is a weight hanged on a line that serves to vertically orient…
War
Being the younger of three male siblings full of energy, I would always be at a disadvantage when in our childhood we would quarrel and fight over the foolish children's…
Tell me with whom you walk
The popular saying “tell me with whom you walk, and I tell you who you are” leads us to mistakenly believe that if we walk with considered bad company, we…