“It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages.” — William Carlos Williams
Ek verstaan dit nie: Ek is in goeie geselskap
Bekende figure in die Bybel het ook vrae gevra:
“The worst thing that can happen to the Church, is what is happening to the Church now in the West, namely that the Church is deliberately conforming to the world … The Lion of Judah has become tame … The imitation of Christ has changed into the imitation of popular culture. The modern world politicizes everything and imposes the political categories of Right and Left on everything…. And the Church is following the tune of this pied piper.” – Peter Kreeft
Lyding: Ek verstaan dit nie
God laat toe dat sommige mense ly terwyl ander lyding gespaar word. Hoekom gebeur dit? Iemand wat hieroor nagedink het, was die Prediker:
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” — Ernest Hemingway
Ek loop mank
Jakob was altyd besig om planne te maak. Hy was ‘n opportunis. Hy manipuleer sy broer vir sy eersgeboortereg; hy jok vir sy vader; en so kan ons voortgaan. Maar een nag vrees hy vir sy lewe.
“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” –Frank Lloyd Wright
Hoekom is jy dankbaar?
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. –Marcus Aurelius
Hoekom is sommige mense dankbaar en vrygewig en ander skynbaar ondankbaar en suinig? Kyk na die aanhaling. Dankbare mense besef dat die lewe nie iets is wat hulle verdien nie.