Divine Perspective

Travel enough dirt roads and eventually you encounter an overflowed river. Problem was the water was so brown we couldn’t gauge how deep it was, and we don’t have a 4 x 4. I walked in front of the car checking the depth and for rocks a few times. Click image to enlarge. The more [...]

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Built for a purpose

Click image to link to source. As a kid I spent a great deal of time in the ocean swimming, sailing, snorkelling and surfing. Once, surfing about 50 meters out to sea, near a spot called The Pipe in Port Elizabeth, I looked up at the shoreline and saw my dad standing on the bonnet [...]

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Stone cold dead

District of Columbia (DC) FIRE and Emergency Services (EMS) personnel along with US Military and Civilian volunteers work the first medical triage area set up outside following the 9/11 terrorists attack at the Pentagon Building in Washington, DC. This photo is in the public domain. Click image to enlarge. The accident scene was a mess. [...]

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You should be a “Finger-lickin’ good” Christian

The kids and I at KFC on Father’s Day a few months ago. Finger lickin’ fun. Click any image to enlarge. I really wish that Christians were a bit more like KFC. You see there’s something to be said about the branding. Go into any KFC, take Rivonia, and order a Streetwise 2; feast down; [...]

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Reading the Bible in black and white with a dash of color

The girl in the red coat from Schindler’s List. What a powerful metaphor. Click image to enlarge. Have you watched Schindler’s List? Can you remember the scenes with the little girl in the red coat? Crimson blood set against black and white. It’s seared an indelible print into my memory. I feel the same when [...]

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Who’s explaining the menu to you?

Like every other South African my favorite starter as a kid was Spur’s famous crumbed mushrooms.

Before we had kids (was there ever a time?) Liezl was a consumable manager at Panasonic. Man, Novembers were crazy! Between her and me we’d hop from restaurant to function venue wining and dining till Christmas came with end of year parties and bashes. One event stands out head and shoulders above the rest for me.

It was a Panasonic staff year end melt down. We were sitting at a table of about 15 other sales reps and their partners. Following the usual small talk and the uncomfortably forced getting to know you stuff I got deeply engaged in conversation with the guy sitting next to me about something or other. After about 15 minutes my ears pricked to the discussion at the table.

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