by Mark van Straaten | Nov 23, 2019 | Inspiration
Question? In a recent Vlog I posed the question, are you a rule breaker or a rule keeper? Since then I have given some more thought to this question. I recalled some of my thinking about Jesus and how He broke many rules, even the Law! Can Jesus break the Law? So,...
by Mark van Straaten | Nov 6, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal, Uncategorized
In my recent surfing trip to the Mentawai’s, I intended to surf a whole lot, and “exhale”. I haven’t exactly figured out what I mean by exhaling. But over the two weeks I started to gain a little insight into what exhaling would mean for me. The Fast Boat On arriving...
by Mark van Straaten | Sep 3, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal
Status change Several people warned me that when your “status” changes, you may experience an emotional roller-coaster. This warning has come from those, who like me, have changed roles after being in one role for a long time. Since moving from “visionary leader” and...
by Mark van Straaten | Aug 14, 2019 | Inspiration, The way of Grace
Fanatics Born again! In the ‘70’s and ‘80’s these two words evoked quite a response. Other “born againers” were happy to meet you. And the “non-born againers”, dismissed you as a “religious” fanatic, a fundamentalist! Prison Those of you old enough to remember...
by Mark van Straaten | Aug 8, 2019 | Inspiration, The way of Grace
Life is not fair You know your toddler is becoming a human being when she says: “mine” and “it’s not fair”! These two expressions stay with us into old age. Sure, we camouflage them with socially acceptable behaviour. But if we are going to be honest, a lot of us go...
by Mark van Straaten | Jul 31, 2019 | Inspiration
This is the last in my 5-part series on “How to Grow almost Anything. A Life Changing Verse A verse that changed my life a few years ago is Proverbs 21:5. It states, Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Looking back As I...
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