by Mark van Straaten | Jun 26, 2019 | Inspiration, The stuff of Life
Insanity versus Sanity! We all want grow something It seems to me that most of us want to grow something. I don’t mean plants. I am talking about growing something else. It could be to grow personally, or to grow a business or to become fit or whatever. I am one of...
by Mark van Straaten | Jun 20, 2019 | Inspiration, The stuff of Life
The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped – Proverbs 11:24-25 Your church is not white enough! I recently had a...
by Mark van Straaten | Jun 5, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal
I Am No Music Boff My friends know that I am not a big music guy, but – last night I met Ben Harper. Not that I met him, shook hands, chatted and stuff – but met him, because in the concert I attended, I met him, and others! I only knew Ben for the days that my girls...
by Mark van Straaten | May 30, 2019 | Inspiration
Airplane seats numbers 1A B & C I don’t like to talk to strangers on an airplane. But Christine does! We recently flew from Durban to Cape Town to spend some time with my daughter and her husband. As we moved into our seats (yes 1B and 1C) Christine graciously...
by Mark van Straaten | May 27, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal
Yesterday’s Message at Grace Yesterday was quite a big day for me. I shared a message about my change of role at Grace. For those who are not familiar with my role at Grace Family Church, let me give you a quick update. Christine and I started Grace in 1992. We have...
by Mark van Straaten | May 4, 2019 | Inspiration
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Matt 6:34) There is a lot of talk and writing these days about us “being present” or “being in the moment”. Jesus spoke about this over 2000 years ago! Us...
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