by Amanda Carstens | Apr 29, 2021 | Devotional
A man once saw his little daughter cleaning his shoes. She then asked him: “Who cleans Jesus’ shoes?” He couldn’t think of a text that would answer the question. Some days later he excitedly called his wife and daughter and said: “I have just read in the Bible that... 
by Amanda Carstens | Apr 22, 2021 | Devotional
Pompeii was a flourishing city in the south of Italy until 79 AD when the volcano Vesuvius erupted unexpectedly for two days and completely destroyed Pompeii and all its beauty. The city was buried for 1700 years under 20 metres of ash and lava until it was by... 
by Amanda Carstens | Apr 8, 2021 | Devotional
Jesus spoke to a teacher of the Law about the command: Love your neighbour as you love yourself. The man then asked: “And who is my neighbour?” (Luke 10:29). Jesus answered the question by telling a story: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he... 
by Amanda Carstens | Apr 1, 2021 | Devotional
One morning in January 2007 a man at a metro station in Washington DC played for about 45 minutes on his violin. It was rush hour and thousands of people hastily passed through the station. Only seven people stopped to listen. A three year old boy stopped and looked... 
by Amanda Carstens | Mar 25, 2021 | Devotional
About ten years ago over 500 Christians were slaughtered in Nigeria). Well-armed Muslims extremists were shouting “allahu akbar, allahu akbar” (Allah is the greatest) as they killed the Christians. A pastor’s wife was decapitated and buried. The Sunday after the... 
by Amanda Carstens | Mar 18, 2021 | Devotional
Otto Koning was a missionary in New Guinea. In his lectures/preaching he describes how the local people suffered under the evil powers of demons. According to these people controlled by demons you may steal, kill people, etc. Exactly the opposite of what we learn in... 
by Amanda Carstens | Mar 11, 2021 | Devotional
Because of the Corona pandemic, many people are suffering. They may ask if their faith is not great enough. Why is all this happening to me? Do I really believe? Jesus told two persons that their faith was “great”. One of them was a centurion who came to Jesus and... by Amanda Carstens | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
David writes: My times are in your hand (Ps. 31:15). To him it was a big consolation, the assurance that during all the times of his life he was in God’s hand – in the times during which he was healthy and prosperous, but also in his biggest disappointments and...