Posts from 2015 (Page 5)
How’s your Sehnsucht?
Some words that we use are very expressive. One such word is ‘homesick’. No! It doesn’t mean that I’m sick of being at home; it means that I’m sick because of my intense longing for home. Migrants typically experience homesickness. Some get over their homesickness very quickly; others struggle with it for a long time – even years. Some can’t get over their homesickness at all and decide to return to their former country. I have spoken to others who…
When the Jungle Takes Over
I guess we’ve all seen the documentaries where, in some thick rain forest, someone has discovered the ruins of some ancient civilization. The scene is one of crumbling masonry that has been almost totally overgrown by vegetation. The jungle now has a stranglehold on the remains of what was once a thriving human settlement. I can relate to that in a fresh way. When we moved to our new location in March last year Merle and I spend quite some…
Leaving our Children an Inheritance
Scripture says that “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children” (Proverbs 13:22). As a result, many Christians defend and justify leaving vast sums of wealth to their children and grandchildren. I think in order to understand the principle behind this verse, we need to compare what an inheritance meant in biblical times, versus what an inheritance means in this culture today. In Old Testament times, passing on ownership of the land to children and grandchildren was vital.…