Foundation of Faith
The Lost Child
Where was Ingeborg Machel? Inge was only three years old when she went missing, and she could never fully remember the events of that terrible night in 1945. But one thing she knew: her name […]
Foundation of Faith
Foundation of Faith
Individual Roots, Growing Together
One day, as I was walking along the river through the serene park of a small resort town, I spotted an interesting metal sculpture: the stems of two plants close to each other, while their […]
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Unreliable
Unreliable. That is the best way I can describe the digital clock I have on the wall in my home office. I cannot trust this clock anymore as there have been too many times when […]
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Dear Mother
Dear Mother, As I remember you today and reflect on the mother you were, I find myself thinking of the idiomatic expression “unique as a blue diamond.” Why do I say this? I say it […]
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Foundation of Faith
Mission to Mars or “Ascension”?
“But let those who love Him be like the sun when it comes out in full strength.” (Judges 5:31) On February 18, 2021, a human-made vehicle called Perseverance landed on Mars. After 203 days in […]
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I Go to Prepare a Place for You
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare […]
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I Will Be With You
The path down which God led my wife and me here in Brazil was not dissimilar from the road I had taken years earlier in Germany, when I gave up my career in business to […]
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He Is Risen!
What a world of meaning is contained in the short sentence – “He is risen.” He has risen and has conquered death, hell, and the grave. Through His resurrection, we are “more than conquerors.” It […]
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The Cemetery – Final Destination?
Doreen and I are visiting her sister Ingrid and husband Harold in Calgary. Our itinerary includes day trips, shopping, shared meals, uplifting conversations, and exchanging memories. Yesterday, we visited our parents’ gravesite. We parked our […]