Empowered for Purpose
It was strange to not feel inspired. If it were twelve months ago, I’m sure I would’ve been after such an excellent conference, but now having survived surgery of the heart and mind, I could testify that the message was spot on. I could confirm that God sees the end result from the beginning and …
Herod the Great looked in awe at Jerusalem while he waited for his visitors from the east. It was a city worthy of dignity and grandeur with magnificent architectural structures constructed at his command. He reigned over all of Judea, he was king of the Jews, and that was what he wanted, but it came …
Dr Brene Brown said that sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is to show up. We need courage to be vulnerable – to show up and be seen, flaws and all, when we have no control over the outcome. The most vulnerable I’ve ever felt, was when I had to face my close …
My grandfather used to live halfway between my high school and my house, so once a week I stopped there on my way home. He always spoiled me with his very best efforts. Microwave-cooked boerewors with toast, dried fruit and as a special treat for dessert – jelly that didn’t dissolve completely before it was …
Have you ever felt like you’re opening your chest right at the sternum, exposing your heart? Feeling like the whole world has your heart under a microscope and could take pieces of it at a whim? Have you felt that simultaneously you want to cover up anything that is visible to anyone out there? To …
The dim light of the candles flickered against the walls of the beautified, old-fashioned auditorium. The soft light, the background music and the décor painted a picture of divine breakthrough, but my heart was flooded with despair and despondence instead, mirroring the dilapidated building more closely than my hopeful surroundings. Someone started talking and I …
One crisp morning, my sister and I crisscrossed along the winding hiking trail and discovered the most beautiful spider web spun between two trees. Decorated with tiny droplets of morning dew, the white light of the sun dispersed into a magnificent display of iridescent color, and we stood there watching in awe! Recalling the memory, …
The sea breeze provided some reprieve from the hot August sun, but the 300 soldiers hardly noticed as they waited in anticipation for the next wave of assault. From their vantage point, the enemy was invisible, but they knew the onslaught was imminent. Without notice, the scorching sun was blocked out by a myriad of …
How many times have you heard quotes regarding the picture-perfect Proverbs 31 woman? That flawless woman – intelligent, virtuous, trustworthy, wise, hardworking, strong, dignified, generous, kind, caring, encouraging. She seems to be incapable of any transgression, any careless or inconsiderate word, any blemish… But this week I heard several women talking about the difference they …