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Gert Strydom, 13 september 2013

The Soldier [28]

Ryno can hardly keep himself from assaulting Roberto Chipenda, where he sits in that man’s office. Two soldiers are however at both sides of the chair in which Ryno is sitting and their rifles are pointing to him.

It is clear that the building where they are had been a school at a time, as there (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 10 september 2013

The Soldier [27]

Ryno takes the Heckler and Koch 417 attaches a new magazine to it and cocks the weapon, before he puts the safety catch on.

“Can’t we do anything to help the animals,” Maria wants to know and her eyes burns worried in his. To both of them the killing of the animals is pure madness

”I (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 28 august 2013

The Soldier [26]

Although the old dilapidated lorry bumps along while chickens are cackling and goats are bleating on the back of it and the sun is scorching Ryno and Maria, Maria is happy that they do not have to walk like the previous day.

Her feet is not completely healed and the walking of the previous day, (... więcej)

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Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013

Insights from Acts 12 (III)

Part III: Final Thoughts - When In Trouble

It has been said that if being a Christian doesn't cost you anything, then you are probably not being a Christian at all. So true is this saying, for truly following Christ will surely involve facing toils, hardships, persecutions, and troubles.
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Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013

Insights from Acts 12 (II)

Part II: The Church Persecuted

A. Great troubles happen to the church usually when great things are happening to it.

- When the church was born, many great things happened to it: (a) the baptism in the Holy Spirit of the believers (Acts 2:1-11, 9: 17-18, 10:44), (b) the sudden and continuous (... więcej)

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Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013

Insights from Acts 12 (I)

Part I: Background - General Insights from Acts 9-12

A. Where the word of God is preached, the Holy Spirit moves with power.

- Jesus told us not to be anxious with what to say when we proclaim His testimony but just let the His Spirit give the right words to our mouth (Mark 13:11b)

- It (... więcej)

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Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013

Effects of Sin (Insights from Genesis 3-5)

- The dread of God that drives one away from Him (3:8) as resulted by shame and guilt.
- Religion and self-righteousness, i.e., trying to please God with good works (3:7b, 4:28b).
- Pestilence and poverty (3:17-19)
- Faultfinding (3:12)
- Insecurity (4:5)
- Hate, which means coldness in love (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 13 august 2013

The Soldier [25]

“What do you want from me,” Petrofski wants to know from Ryno while he buttons his pants with shaking fingers. “Do not move, Petrofski,” Ryno remarks before he removes the makrof pistol from the holster on Petrofski’s belt.

There is shock on Petrofski’s face, when he notices that (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 25 july 2013

The Soldier [24]

It is night again when she is brought to the office where Petrof Petrofski, Carlos and the three black men are waiting on her. “I see you are doing better,” Carlos remarks smiling friendly and she gives him a look that sends him straight to hell.

“Maria, we have let you come to travel a (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 19 july 2013

The Soldier [23]

Maria smells the sweat of the five men that hangs heavy in the stuffy room around her and the vomit pushes up in her throat, so that she has to force herself to swallow to stop the bile that is rising.

She is on her hands on the floor of the room, with her legs in the air and her feet against the (... więcej)

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