The congregation mostly walks to church – and today is grey with rain. It began raining yesterday afternoon and has not stopped. And so the people dodge puddles as they arrive, wet and shaking umbrellas. Today is a baptism service and the church soon...
Topics: grace

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O God It is exam time again. And I want to do my best. I believe that You gave me my mind and the ability to think; and that You gave me my memory and the ability to learn. I am grateful for all I have learned in the past, and I choose to trust You for..
Topics: prayer

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The academic year in South Africa is drawing to a close. Thousands of high school matriculants and college students begin preparations for their final examinations. And we begin to worry about them. I offer the following prayer as an alternative to...
Topics: prayer; peace;

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Vespa is both Latin and Italian for 'wasp' — a name derived from both the high-pitched noise of the two-stroke engine, and adopted as a name for the vehicle in reference to its body shape: the thicker rear part connected to the front part by a..

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Remember Joe ? After I threw him off our property, he has been trying to get his life together. He is sober. He has asked to work in the garden at my home. Last Saturday we had a church leader’s gathering, and he washed the cars of the leaders –...
Topics: Consequences; Free-will; Alcoholism; Compassion

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