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Comments on the internet is certainly no substitute for one-on-one communication. H J and I have made amends, apologising to one another for flaring up in the comment thread. In looking back during the aftermath, a couple of things become clearer. Yay for hindsight!
It seems to me that the most grief in such exchanges is [...]

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There’s a traditional piece of advice: don’t do business with friends and family.
Why is that? Might that not be an indication that there’s something wrong with the way we do business or build relationships? Could it be because our approach to business is too cut-throat and ugly? Should we not aim to improve our business [...]

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You likely know by now I’m supposedly a “bad communicator”, because I keep on using words in ways that you, the reader, are not used to. (Or as you might say, “incorrectly”. Whatever.) For example, especially when dealing with atheistic material, I love using Biblical language. This is likely to make you hopping mad. Cool! [...]

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A large number of South Africans spend a year or two in London after their studies. A large subset of these South Africans speak Christianese.
In a strange land, away from home and friends, often the first thing they do is to find a church catering for South Africans, in particular usually one catering for their [...]

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Why must we always call a horse a horse? What is wrong with calling it a perd when talking to an Afrikaans person, a paard when talking to a Dutch person, a cheval when talking to a French person, and a knight when playing chess?
I don’t like the idea of forcing everyone to speak English. [...]

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I may drop back down to one post per day, I have a little “consulting” job that has a steep deadline.
Today I heard a story of a family that was torn apart. Kids still in school, the father left the mother for another man. Apparently the one child heard at school that her “daddy now [...]

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It has been a long time since I went to watch a movie. What a choice we made. 30 Days of Night. Horror. I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a horror movie on the big screen. It was horrifying.

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There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, almost [...]

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The word “Gospel” has become a swear word in certain circles. What a pity. Let’s rather talk about “Good News” then.
What this world needs, is good old-fashioned, nay, ancient, evangelism and missionary work. Yes, you read that right. Evangelism and missionary work in the style of the pre-colonial, pre-modernistic era. Missionaries that understand the power [...]

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My good friend Johan Swarts has summarised the situation brilliantly:
Reg. Noudat die meeste stof rondom arme Deon Maas gesak het, werp ek graag my eie stuiwer in die armbeurs oor dié lamlendige situasie.
As jy, liefste leser, een van die mense was wat hom uitgekryt het as ‘n voorstander van Satanisme en / of jy een [...]

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