May 7, 2025 by Daphne Crause

I recently had an amazing experience, when I unexpectedly met an old friend of mine from school. We became friends in the first year of school, and kept in touch right up until the time I married my current husband. After this time we somehow lost contact. It was one of those things that the…

March 25, 2025 by Daphne Crause

“Oh no, there goes the power again!” Our whole family said that almost at once when it happened. It was in the early hours of Saturday morning and we were about to say good night and head for bed. We had had a wonderful evening and were feeling relaxed and peaceful. But now everything changed…

March 9, 2025 by Daphne Crause

John 21:15 to 17 says this. So when they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonah, do you [agape] love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I [phileo] love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs. He said to him again the second…

January 14, 2025 by Daphne Crause

I have a Facebook page, and I often skim through posts on my news feed to just see what is happening out there. One thing amazes me. No matter how positive or cute a post is, there are always one or more people who just have to make a negative or sarcastic comment.  It just…

November 28, 2024 by Daphne Crause

Genesis 18:11 to 13 says this.  Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did…

November 18, 2024 by Daphne Crause

Proverbs 4:20 to 22 says this.  My son, pay attention to my words; listen carefully to my to my sayings. Visualize them constantly in your mind’s eyes; keep them in the centre of your heart.For they [are] life to those that discover them, and health to every part of their body. (Proverbs 4:20 to 22) [GBMV]…

October 28, 2024 by Daphne Crause

2 Corinthians 2:14 and 15 says,  Now thanks [be] to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and manifests the aroma of His knowledge through us on every occasion. For we are to God a sweet fragrance of Christ, with those that are being saved, and with those that are destroying themselves: [GBMV]…

September 30, 2024 by Daphne Crause

Have you ever read the book of Ecclesiastes? For the most part, it is rather negative, and Solomon seems to indicate that all the hard work you have to do is useless and a waste of time.  He does, however, say something interesting in Chapter 11:6. In the morning sow your seed, and in the…

September 13, 2024 by Daphne Crause

My family and I were driving to a shopping mall and we saw a crazy scene unfolding in front of us. We had to stop at a traffic light before entering the highway, and at the intersection were some hawkers and people asking for money.  If you have visited South Africa or if you live…

September 5, 2024 by Daphne Crause

I have recently been reading the story of Noah. I’m sure everyone knows about this story of the ark and the flood. But do you realize how long he, his family and the animals were in the ark for?  It rained for something like 5 months solid. Then there was a long time after the…